If you're a follower of the "How It Works" series, you've been learning the principles of what makes a car run. You've boned up on the four-stroke cycle, valvetrains, cooling, lubrication, and ...

The contact-points ignition system has been used on the internal combustion engine since the early 1900s because it is simple and durable. Compared to the computer-controlled ignitions used in today's ...

When you’re trying to learn about older cars, you might as well be signing up for the debate club. Every question, especially when it comes to breaker points, electronic, and multiple spark discharge ...

It's easy to understand why you'd purchase a new ignition system when the one on your truck isn't working correctly-after all, that's what fires the engine! The reasons for replacing an ignition ...

3 … 2 … 1 … Ignition! - We replace the archaic points ignition system in our '67 AMD Chevelle with a modern electronic Ignitor III from Pertronix. It doesn't ...