Arcing Inside Distributor Cap at John Lacey blog

Arcing Inside Distributor Cap. Often the distributor cap is suspect. Remove the spark plug wires to the distributor cap one at a time and put die electric grease on the terminals and then put the spark. But what really caught my eye was the strange buildup. This is a common problem, especially in older vehicles. Thought it might be a bad wire, so. If you notice arcing inside your distributor cap, it’s time to replace the cap. I was working on my engine the other day when i pulled the distributor cap and noticed what looked like grease around the inside of the cap. The distributor cap is responsible for distributing electricity to the. The distributor cap should be inspected carefully to see how the sparks are arcing. Since the condenser (capacitor) is connected in parallel to the point's contacts, when the points open the condenser then allows a small amount of current to briefly continue flowing through. The #6 plug wire boot is arcing from the outside to one of the metal clips that secures the distributor cap. If all of your terminals are blackened it could indicate excessive arcing inside the cap due to the higher voltage the plugs are forcing the coil to. As the rotor spins, it passes each terminal within the cap, causing a high voltage arc to jump from the rotor to the appropriate terminal.

Remove the spark plug wires to the distributor cap one at a time and put die electric grease on the terminals and then put the spark. Often the distributor cap is suspect. But what really caught my eye was the strange buildup. Thought it might be a bad wire, so. This is a common problem, especially in older vehicles. If you notice arcing inside your distributor cap, it’s time to replace the cap. As the rotor spins, it passes each terminal within the cap, causing a high voltage arc to jump from the rotor to the appropriate terminal. Since the condenser (capacitor) is connected in parallel to the point's contacts, when the points open the condenser then allows a small amount of current to briefly continue flowing through. The distributor cap is responsible for distributing electricity to the. The distributor cap should be inspected carefully to see how the sparks are arcing.

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Arcing Inside Distributor Cap The distributor cap is responsible for distributing electricity to the. As the rotor spins, it passes each terminal within the cap, causing a high voltage arc to jump from the rotor to the appropriate terminal. If all of your terminals are blackened it could indicate excessive arcing inside the cap due to the higher voltage the plugs are forcing the coil to. But what really caught my eye was the strange buildup. This is a common problem, especially in older vehicles. The #6 plug wire boot is arcing from the outside to one of the metal clips that secures the distributor cap. I was working on my engine the other day when i pulled the distributor cap and noticed what looked like grease around the inside of the cap. If you notice arcing inside your distributor cap, it’s time to replace the cap. Thought it might be a bad wire, so. Since the condenser (capacitor) is connected in parallel to the point's contacts, when the points open the condenser then allows a small amount of current to briefly continue flowing through. Often the distributor cap is suspect. Remove the spark plug wires to the distributor cap one at a time and put die electric grease on the terminals and then put the spark. The distributor cap should be inspected carefully to see how the sparks are arcing. The distributor cap is responsible for distributing electricity to the.