Coil Wire Distributor Cap

The ignition coil is the part of your engine that produces high voltage in order to power your cylinders.

Coil wire distributor cap. The pickup coil must generate an ac voltage pulse to the ignition module so that the module can pulse the ignition coil. The powerful spark will travel down the hollow hose to the distributor cap but the engine will stall under any load because of the weakened spark. The pickup coil located under the distributor cap on many electronic ignition engines can cause a no spark condition if defective. O reilly auto parts carries accel.

For more than 40 years accel has been a leader in performance fuel and ignition system. Accel is one of many national brands you know and trust carried by o reilly auto parts. Buy ignition parts distributors distributor parts ignition parts engine filters online from napa auto parts stores. You can replace the secondary coil wire on an engine that uses one with an equal length of vacuum hose and the engine will start and run.

Plug the opposite end into the center high voltage terminal of the distributor cap. A team performance 65k coil complete hei distributor spark plug wires and pigtail harness 3 in 1 kit compatible with ford 351w windsor 7500 rpm 351w one wire installation blue cap 3 8 out of 5 stars 5. A pickup coil contains a coil of wire and the resistance of this coil. The rotor contacts the appropriate point on the distributor cap to carry voltage from the coil to the spark plug wire and finally to the spark plug.

The distributor is what gets that high voltage from the coil to the right cylinder. The connection is accomplished through a cap and rotor. 3 9 out of 5 stars 7. Accel 8122 distributor cap and rotor kit tan.

Click here to get all the product details. The ignition coil connects to the rotor and the rotor spins around inside the cap. A team performance 65k coil hei distributor black cap red spark plug wires set and pigtail wiring harness 3 in 1 kit compatible with straight 6 41 62 194 216 235 261 68 87 early chevrolet. These parts can wear out over time and replacing your spark plugs spark plug wires distributor cap and rotor are all parts of a good tune up.

On vehicles made before 1980 connect the points wire to the negative terminal of the coil. After the wires have been installed in the new cap place the cap on the distributor and rotate it until the alignment tab allows the cap to drop into place. Reconnect the cap back to the distributor and reconnect the short plug wire back to the ignition coil. However the coil will not fire across a wide gap or through.