A battery in a traditional car cannot directly create engine spark. It’s only rated at 12 volts, after all, so it needs a little help boosting the signal to the spark plugs. To make that happen, a car ...

If your car or truck’s check engine light is on, there’s a stumble when accelerating, or if the transmission just isn’t ...

Your alternator quietly does more than keep the battery topped up. It turns the engine’s rotation into a steady flow of ...

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 ...

Q:I have been a longtime subscriber and only recently I was finally able to purchase my dream car, a 1970 Corvette convertible. I drive my Corvette most every weekend and have enjoyed every minute ...

Earlier this year, there was a huge recall impacting Kia and Hyundai vehicles. A faulty anti-lock brake module was prone to catching fire even if the vehicle wasn't running. Overall, 357,000 Hyundais ...

Back in the day, point-triggered ignition system tune-ups were routine and happened roughly every 12,000 miles, along with a set of spark plugs and an ignition timing adjustment. These days, we’re so ...

Ignition timing is typically split into three types. The first is initial timing—that is, the amount of spark lead that is set using a timing light (aimed at the harmonic balancer) with the engine at ...