Author: Import Service

Cars are getting more complicated with each new model year. Difficult problems are getting even more difficult.

Here we are at Part Three of In Search of the Lost Spark. You’re probably starting to see that a lot of elements of point-style ignition operation have been carried over to transistorized ignition operation.

This sequence happens over and over again with incredible speed. For this to occur, the coil switching components must nimbly and accurately control the dwell period and limit current flow through the primary to prevent damage to electronic components or the coil.

Do you remember the smart kid in class, the one who always seemed to have all the answers?

You can argue until you’re blue in the face about whether a rotor should or should not be resurfaced when brake pads are replaced.

The PCM uses the coolant temperature sensor to determine how cold (or hot) the engine is.

In 1908, Ohioan Charles Kettering invented and patented a spark ignition system that we’re still using. His Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company would later become known simply as DELCO.

The RadiCool tester is equipped with an assortment of adapters that will match the tester up to a variety of cooling systems.

We’re back again to consider the report’s observations and recommendations concerning automotive repair shop culture, diagnostic procedures, and shop policies.

More scientific approaches to forecasting have included the use of a devide called a barometer, used to measure changes in atmospheric pressure. Generally, low pressure means the weather will suck.