2006-08-02 07:17:05 · 18 answers · asked by eviehell 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Distributor Cap –The distributor cap distributes the electricity from the ignition coil to all spark plug wires. The distributor cap is usually made of a hard plastic with internal copper contacts. The cap takes a lot of abuse from high electrical voltages and should be inspected and or replaced during a regular scheduled tune up. Most new cars today are distributor- less Ignition Systems, (DIS) and do not have a distributor, distributor cap or ignition rotor.
2006-08-02 07:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by jetshadow25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before electronic ignitions distributors were used to send the spark to each cylinder at exactly the right time. The distributor basically consists of a spinning rotor with some conductive plates on it and a "cap" that has some conductive elements that hang down from the top. As the rotor spins the conductive plates on it will contact the conductive elements on the cap and send electricity to the spark plugs. This is timed so that the spark will happen at just the right time in the compression cycle to ignite the fuel.
2006-08-02 14:24:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Distributor Cap is the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs.
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2006-08-02 14:24:09 · answer #3 · answered by Zeta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The distributor cap transmits (distributes) the electric spark from the coil to each spark plug--thus, the distributor cap. The spark is sent from the distributor cap to the spark plug via the spark plug wires. (Six of them if you have a V-6, four if you have a V-4, eight if you have a V-8.)
2006-08-02 14:23:14 · answer #4 · answered by ♣Tascalcoán♣ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it does what it says, it distributes the power from the coil to the spark plug , in the correct firing order . so the engine runs smoothly . this is example of the firing order in which the spark goes to each plug. 1243, the firing order depends on the manufacturer. hope that answers your question in a simply way for you Alec
2006-08-02 14:30:08 · answer #5 · answered by alectaf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Distributes the electrical charge (Spark) to each spark plug in sequential order at just the right time for the piston to have reached TDC (Top Dead Center).
2006-08-02 14:20:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sends the electricity to the spark plugs.
When I had a cracked one, I used fingernail polish to seal it until I got paid again. It works temporarily.
2006-08-02 14:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by allannela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it directs the High voltage to the spark plugs at the proper time.
so the spark plugs will ignite the gas in the engine and make the car go ......
2006-08-02 14:20:30 · answer #8 · answered by Daniel H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sends spark to cylinders
2006-08-02 14:21:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
distributes the electric signals to the spark plugs
2006-08-02 14:19:13 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋