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Distributor/Solid State
Waste Spark/COP
Combustion
Components
Timing
100
What component holds the firing order?
What is Distributor Cap
100
How many coils are on a 6 cyl. waste spark engine?
What is 3
100
Define combustion.
What is when the air and fuel ignite.
100
What component is in both the primary and secondary sides?
What is Coil.
100
The amount of time the coil charges is known as what?
What is Dwell
200
What component was used to cut down voltage to the coil in the run position?
What is Ballast resistor.
200
When two cylinders share a coil, they are referred to as what?
What is sister/companion cylinders.
200
How many KV does it take to fire a normal cylinder?
What is 7-13
200
Name the four places a CKP can be found.
What is Distributor, Side of block, Harmonic balancer, Flywheel.
200
Noise due to over advanced timing is referred too as what?
What is Pinging.
300
Name three components Solid state ignition has that EI doesn't.
What is Cap, Rotor, Coil Wire
300
A spark plug burns for approximately how long?
What is 1.5-3.0 mS
300
what elements are required to allow a cylinder to combust?
What is Air, Fuel, Ignition, compression.
300
Name the four types of CKP sensors
What is HE, MPG, Photo electric, Metal Detection
300
Name the two engine operating conditions that affect ignition timing requirements the most.
What is Speed and Load.
400
Name three things you have to have done to the vehicle before you adjust the timing.
What is Operating temp., advanced disconnected, all accessories off.
400
Describe the difference between COP coil with two wires vs one with three wires.
What is Two wires = External ICM, three wires = Internal ICM
400
This term describes when part of the air/fuel combust on its own, resulting in two flame fronts.
What is Detonation.
400
Modern ignition cables contain carbon fiber cores that act as a what in the secondary to cut down on RFI
What is Resistor
400
When cylinder combustion begins before the spark plug fires, this is known as what?
What is Pre-ignition.
500
Early solid state systems still used what two things to change timing while driving?
What is Mechanical and Centrifugal.
500
Name six components that could be in the primary circuit. Exclude Battery, Primary wire, and Fuse.
What is CKP, CMP, ICM, ECU, Ignition Switch, Coil
500
Lean air/fuel mixtures do what to the electrical resistance and what to the required firing voltage?
What is Increase and Increase
500
Name four ways to stress test a component.
What is Hot, Cold, Wet, Power Stall
500
Identify three basic concerns that will result if ignition timing is incorrect.
What is Fuel economy, Engine performance, Emissions