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11-29-12, 06:25 PM
Ignition System Basics
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From points to coil on plug, your Mustang has to have a spark for combustion, we teach you all the ignition system basics. (http://www.mustangmonthly.com/techarticles/mump_1211_ignition_system_basics_for_your_mustang/)As long as there have been internal combustion engines, there has been a need for an ignition system to ignite the air and fuel mixture in the cylinders. From the earliest days of automotive ignitions (where you advanced or retarded the timing via a lever on the steering wheel of Ford's Model A) to today's distributorless computer-controlled systems, the ignition systems haven't changed much in the way they work to get a spark across your spark plug's electrode gap. Your ignition system is critical to a smooth running engine (or your engine not running at all!), and while virtually maintenance free, there are important things to remember when choosing an ignition system, maintaining one, or even diagnosing one for repairs. Our goal here is to explain how all of the Mustang's various ignition systems through the decades work and what to look for when you have a problem.
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