Where are the gears located on a Jeep Wrangler?
As the gear on the camshaft spins, it drives the gear located at the bottom of the shaft on the distributor. This turns a rotor within the system that drags contact points along one another within the distributor cap.
Where is the distributor on a Jeep Wrangler?
If you were to take a peek under the hood of your YJ Wrangler, you’d be sure to find one of these contraptions buried under the ignition wires. To better understand a distributor, and how it works, let’s briefly talk about the basics. A distributor is a mechanical device that utilizes the engine’s camshaft for operation.
What does cap and rotor system on Jeep Wrangler mean?
This cap and rotor system would mean that as the distributor is set, the ignition time (whether it be advanced or retarded) would be a fixed factor across all cylinders. As each cylinder may have different requirements that could only be felt out by the operator, there’s naturally a huge opening for things to go wrong.
Where is the rotor button on a Jeep YJ?
Set the meter to read DC voltage below 15 volts or so. Remove the distributor cap. Rotate the engine either by hand until the pulse ring enters the magnetic pick-up on the camshaft position sensor. Rotor button should be pointing at about 8:30 – 9:00 o’clock position. Turn the ignition key to the “On” position.
As the gear on the camshaft spins, it drives the gear located at the bottom of the shaft on the distributor. This turns a rotor within the system that drags contact points along one another within the distributor cap.
If you were to take a peek under the hood of your YJ Wrangler, you’d be sure to find one of these contraptions buried under the ignition wires. To better understand a distributor, and how it works, let’s briefly talk about the basics. A distributor is a mechanical device that utilizes the engine’s camshaft for operation.
This cap and rotor system would mean that as the distributor is set, the ignition time (whether it be advanced or retarded) would be a fixed factor across all cylinders. As each cylinder may have different requirements that could only be felt out by the operator, there’s naturally a huge opening for things to go wrong.
Are there ignition parts for a Jeep Wrangler YJ?
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