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Do you have an idea of how the ignition system works in your vehicle? The ignition system is that part of your Jaguar that fires, ignites the compressed fuel and air mixture within your engine. But the whole system cannot work this job alone. It would surely need its components to excellently perform its task.
Your Jaguar ignition system consists of supply voltage, an on/off switch, a spinning distributor, an ignition coil that delivers 20, 000-50,000 volts of secondary voltage, spark plugs and spark plug wires to get the current to the plugs. What about the function of your Jaguar distributor? Among these ignition system components, it is your Jaguar distributor that performs several jobs.
The first job of your Jaguar distributor is to distribute the high voltage from the coil to the appropriate cylinder with the help of the cap and the rotor. The coil that is connected to the rotor spins inside the cap and the rotor spins past a series of contacts, one contact for each cylinder. While the tip of the rotor passes through every contact, a high-voltage pulse comes out from the coil. The pulse bends across the small gap between the rotor and the contact and then continues down the spark-plug wire to the spark plug on the appropriate cylinder.
Nowadays, car aficionados quest for power. One of the common modifications in order to increase the performance of the vehicle is to upgrade the ignition system. But how can you upgrade your ignition system if one of its components like the distributor is damaged? Remember that a performance and properly functioning distributor gives you better control of timing curves and triggering accuracy. So, if in case you want to upgrade your Jaguar ignition system, see to it that your Jaguar distributor is free from dents and damages.
Make sure also that when you do a tune-up, your Jaguar cap and rotor is replaced. These parts eventually wear out because of the arcing, so make sure they are checked. Aside from that, check also the spark-plug wires because like those two components mentioned above, spark-plug wires also wear out in due time and lose some of their electrical insulation. All these things, if followed will surely give you a worry-free ride.
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