The space, or gap, between the center and side electrodes needs to be an exact distance across; otherwise, your plugs don't fire efficiently. Adjusting the distance between the two electrodesis called ...

A brief underhood inspection confirms that all the vacuum hoses are on and that none of them have been burned open by leaning against the exhaust manifold. You've touched every sensor connection to ...

Before you undertake any of this work, re-read the article "Deciding if you should do the job yourself," and if your vehicle fits even one of those descriptions, don't try to do the work in this ...

Spark plugs are essential to the running of a vehicle, helping ignite the mixture of air and fuel to provide combustion to the engine. There are three specific parts of a spark plug, a central ...

Even the world's finest ignition wires are at the mercy of two things:the ignition system and, of course, Mother Nature. As ignition powerbecomes stronger and spark-plug gaps increase, the chance of ...

Spark plugs that haven't been changed for a long time can become one with the cylinder head. Fortunately, it's possible to repair damaged threads instead of scrapping the head. (Photograph by Chris ...

On the surface,spark plug wiresare a pretty basic part they carry spark energy from the distributor (or coil) to the spark plugs. But when you actually go to purchase a set, you find out that there ...

Have you ever watched your Mustang's ignition system in the dark with the engine running? Because ignition systems produce 20,000 to 50,000 volts of high-energy electricity, a certain amount escapes ...

For an engine family as ubiquitous as the small-block Chevy, dozens of ignition wire sets are available, either over the counter at your local auto parts store or from the performance aftermarket, but ...

Q: I got a pretty good shock from one of my Toyota Camry’s spark-plug wires. I didn’t think much about it at the time other than to never touch them again when the engine is running. Later I mentioned ...

Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Everyone dropped their first, or likely fortieth, F-bomb when their dad had them hold the spark plug while he hit the kickstarter on their dirt bike. While it might ...

Older vehicles with distributor-type ignition systems use ignition (or spark plug) wires to send electrical current from the distributor to individual spark plugs, with the timing based on their ...