An ignition coil takes voltage from the battery and multiplies it to create a spark at the spark plugs, which in turn ignites the engine. Cars have been using some form of the coil ignition system for ...

Hot rodding has always been and will always be a cannibalistic hobby. We steal from the rich new technology of current-year cars and adapt those parts to our poor and outdated hot rods. It's a ...

Boiling with rage because a small engine just won’t fire up? In the first of a two-part series, Andrew Pearce and Stihl’s technical services trainer Mark Hellewell offer basic troubleshooting tips.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Is your car misfiring, having trouble starting, or idling rough? Are you wondering if the problem is one of your coil packs? If you're like ...

Back in the day, point-triggered ignition system tune-ups were routine and happened roughly every 12,000 miles, along with a set of spark plugs and an ignition timing adjustment. These days, we’re so ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract It is important not only to increase a thermal efficiency of a spark ignition engine, but also to decrease a driving loss of auxiliary ...