Advancements have greatly reduced the need for ignition system service. Where distributor caps and rotors once needed replacement, electronic ignitions typically keep on firing. In new vehicles ...

Over my 50-plus years in the automotive repair industry and as an ASE and General Motors Master Technician and vocational instructor, I have witnessed thousands of new technologies introduced in the ...

Originally the lawnmower engine used a magneto coil ignition system, magnetos are simple and very common in lawnmowers. The magneto is designed to produce a high voltage spike when influenced by a ...

Electronic ignition systems for 1955-’74 Corvettes. Options, costs and pros and cons for the mechanical-tach Corvette model years. Plus, a how-to installation.

Most modern ignition systems don’t need a distributor because of advances in electronic controls. They have separate ignition coils for each cylinder that connect directly to the spark plugs or ...