Learn everything about distributors, car tips/tricks, and much more! How to become a gearhead! EP#8
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- This episode is all about distributors and in true how to become a gearhead fashion, way more info,tips, and connections to other theory to really make it stick! You will have an awesome understanding of distributors, how they work, what ignition timing is all about, how to bench test/diagnose different problems with distributors, different types, the four strokes of an engine, adjusting base timing, removal and installation, basic engine terminology, plus much more. This info is crucial to understanding ignition systems on any vehicle.
This is another episode of a brand new series on how to become a GEARHEAD! If you have ever wondered how people know so much about cars and are absolutely crazy about anything with a motor, then this is a great series for you. This is geared towards people that have no knowledge of cars but want to learn; however, the content in my videos does try to make solid connections between theory and practical applications so even seasoned gearheads will find the info useful.
So share the channel with friends that love cars, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, and anything else that goes Vroom Vroom!!! This channel is all about helping people learn how to fix their own cars, save their money, and finding a passion for working with their hands!
If you have any questions about distributors or the new series, please feel free to comment and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Time me....
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No not create sparks over top of batteries! They can explode!
Watch high voltage! Use insulated spark plug pliers!
When running an engine with parts disconnected, make sure you are aware of fuel systems still engaged as sparks and fuel do not mix! Never run an engine long term with ignition system parts disconnected or engine damage will occur!
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Excellent video without boring overexplanation. Perfect voice for teaching without hemming and hawing searching for the right words.
Glad you enjoyed my style. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for your support. Cheers!
One of the Top 5 tutorials I’ve ever watched. Well done! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Don’t worry about political correctness. It’s your intent that matters. Your is good and pure so no need to censor yourself.
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Thanks for your kind words Brian! You're very welcome! I can't remember what was possibly politically correct, was it the term retarded for ignition advance? Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!
Big topic! You found a good amount of engine dynamics to talk about without it being overwhelming 😁
Excellent video definitely deserves more views so I’ve liked shared and subscribed! I’d love it if you did a video on how to modify a distributor for better performance. Thanks in advance
Thanks sooo much for the comment and share out on your social media! When I started filming this "simple" video, It quickly became apparent that this topic was waaaaay bigger than I realized. This one was a doozey to film in such a way that people starting out could understand how a distributor works without people smelling burnt toast trying to understand everything that the distributor does/works with (timing, advance, 4 strokes, etc). I do need to revisit this topic, even if just to show how to adjust timing and some tricks to pass emissions and get more power but with added emissions. Thanks for the sub!
@@wayofthewrench I was explaining to my girlfriend the other day how a distributor works and all of its functions. She got the basics of it but It’s hard to explain something without a working model in your hand.Your video Gives people a visual representation of each distributor and it’s very easy to understand. As a new content creator I can appreciate all the effort you put in!!
You have a girlfriend that will listen to you explain how a distributor works???? Dude! That's awesome! Yeah it is hard to explain to people how much work goes into these videos but I am sure you get it as I watched a couple of your videos. I have been told there is a journey you must take when you start your first youtube channel and I now "get it." There is a ton of stuff to learn and improve and it never really stops but I can look back and see how far I have come already. Good luck on your channel, love the name!
@@wayofthewrench she’s always asking questions and wanting to learn, however she’s not willing to change transmission outside in the winter time pfff lol 😆 I agree there’s definitely a journey with RUclips I’m always trying different things and learning as I go. My big mistake was filming a ton of content last year thinking I could just put it together this year. It’s tricky when you did everything wrong and now I have to try and edit it and put it together but I guess it’s part of the fun too! Thanks for the kind words I’ll keep at it!
If it’s OK with you, when I do my distributor video I’ll give you a shout out.
Yeah I am not a fan of filming way before editing, I find that I miss something or it was blurry and I can try to refilm it the next day. It is hard enough stretching filming out over a week and all of a sudden you have different clothes or a new haircut...lol. Yeah for sure, a shout out would be sweet! Good luck with your channel and have fun.
I worked for Ford as a tech for close to 50 years. I also started working on all makes and models at gas stations before Ford. Saw it go from Carbs and distributors to variable venture carbs to two fuel injectors in what looked like a carb yet was a throttle body. In my Ford 302 V8's I went from single point vacuum advance to dual point fully mechanical advance. Fords were easy GM the dist in the rear was not yet they did have a door to adjust points with a hex key. Then it all became input and out put sensors and a computer brain which by 2004 there were computers to control everything. Some had 4 to 5 different computers to control the windows and A/C and even the horn and all the dash instruments.
What I drive now is a 73 VW type 3 which has fuel injection and a basic ECU that unlike modern computers does not hold info. Trouble is you cannot purchase new distributors and it's difficult to find parts to repair ones that have wear. There is a 123 unit that is fully electronic . The basic idea of the stock Bosch dist for FI is the trigger points that in basic terms fire a pair of injectors which is 2 points that work off a cam , unlike ign points the voltage is not high so the points never burn . The 123 unit does all of this similar to pertronix in place of points which I did have at one point . I didn't like the idea if the pertronix failed you have to carry a spare set of points and a condenser and change all of this on the side of the road so I went back to points. Plus the 123 unit is in the $400 range and if it failed better carry an spare stock distributor .
I see one can buy new distributors for old Ford and GM cars not VW. You can get points , caps,rotors and the condenser now do not last unless you purchase from places who offer NOS units.
Sounds like you know your stuff William and your years of experience have given you a much better knowledge base than any new tech out there. It's hard to teach this stuff to new students because the new parts still work the same but the ease of adjustability is gone and it's harder to understand the fundamentals. Thanks for your comment and sharing your love of the automotive world. Cheers!
@@wayofthewrench
I thought last night what to address as a reply. I could write a book , over the decades of repairing cars that were new in the 60's and are long gone now. I have seen everything , especially working at dealerships.
I found the one area doing repairs that most technicians fail . This is electrical diagnosis . Even that most modern cars /trucks require this knowledge. It's the heart of any system. I will point out the last time I worked as a tech was 1997 , I was offered a new position which became 7 titles. One was the second service manager.
At Ford we did have to attend Ford training classes and then pass a test. At the school they had 3 to 4 cars /trucks where they removed a wire or cut one or pulled it just enough out of a plug . This involved rather large books and what was called pin point tests which were a path of narrowing down a given electrical issue. I never applied this method simply because it was similar to working though a maze . I used the EVTM which was a small book with the entire electrical system laid out. I would look at the part of the system with the issue , see how it related to the rest of the system and without taking one thing apart know exactly where the problem was. Using their pin point test once you reached some path out of the maze you were instructed replace an electronic part which was never in stock and once the customers car sat there for days you find it was not the part after all. At the Ford school I would not use the pin point test and used the EVTM and knew where the issue was and asked the instructor do I have to pull this panel or can I just tell you what it is. He said go ahead . He then said I should follow the set procedure. It's basic it's all there in this small book. I still pasted their test .
A warranty repair only pays a set amount . One example one tech who really could not grasp electrical , the basic idea is check the simple first , just look around . He had the entire interior of a Ford SUV removed . I was walking around the shop and took a look and read the repair complaint . Power door locks all work on their own till they quit. I looked in the back and saw a large cooler which happened to be sitting on top of a lock switch in the cargo area. All I did was move it and problem solved . the tech asked me what i did . I showed him, then asked how are you going to get paid for the 16 hours you spent for nothing.
Certainly there are countless repairs that are not electrical related . I recall when the hybrids came out and saw this enormous pallet of 12 volt car batteries as a battery pack and thought you are going to add all this weight and save fuel , is this the way to do this and was reminded way back in 1959 when GM came to our school with a fair sized model of a Vett with disc shaped solar panels of the hood shining a UV lamp and it ran , we were told this would be our cars in less than 10 years.
I only took one new car I ever owned to the Ford dealership because it would run fine then start bucking . It took hours then I asked is it done , told the tech is just making sure it's fixed. I get my car back with grease all over the drivers door inside and on the 2 mile drive back home it bucked . I told them it does not happen all the time. I decide to look myself to see if anything stood out then see the ignition coil was leaking oil , took one off my to be sold 63 Fairlane problem solved. My father rode with me because he wanted a new coil and then went on to say my 16 year old son fixed what you could not and they said we have to install the coil he said no and they gave it to him. I felt odd having my father do this but i did get the coil.
Yup the basic fundamentals are key to any old or new electrical and mechanical issues. It's very easy to focus in on a problem and miss the obvious. Start with the easy and take a second to think about why. Cheers!
just found ur account! love it!!
Thank you very much, glad you liked my content! New videos on brake inspections coming soon, plus a plasma cutting project video, and more videos on my virtual pinball build. Cheers!
Cool
This was one of those videos that took at whole lot of information to explain the one part.....soooo much to know.
Can I spray something down into the distributor to loosen up the springs if they are rusty?
Yes and no. If it's bad, you might wanna just replace the entire thing. But if it's not bad then yes you can but will need to wipe it up after. Good luck. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!
I'm just trying to find out which aftermarket distributor is reputable.
It's a nightmare trying to find out which ones are junk and which ones aren't because apparently they're all junk and you cannot get an original OEM distributor from Ford.
Yeah I hear ya, everything's about money these days. They don't make things like like used to. Even good brands turn bad when they sell out eventually. Good luck!
@@wayofthewrench yeah I was just about ready to go with the most expensive MSD but I even started finding plenty of bad reviews on them.
So I guess I'm going to go with one that I could not find any reviews at all on (WAI) and then I'm also going to get the parts to rebuild my old one. WAI supposedly has a lifetime warranty from O'Reilly's so I can easily exchange it. But even then I will feel better if I could rebuild my old one but even then the parts that I rebuild it with are questionable🤯
Wish me luck.
MSD should be good but I get it. Watch rebuilding your distributor as the parts are more expensive than the entire distributor now and then it can still not work....ask me how I know that. It's not like the old days where a condenser was 2 bucks...its now 20. Good luck Bruh!
I blew my distributor once in my Honda Prelude above 7K RPM, scared the hell out of me :(
Woah crazy! Did you take a look at what went on it? Mechanical failure or electrical?
@@wayofthewrench not sure but my guess electrical. Mechanic said it can happen from time to time, especially in Honda
yeah they work until they don't. I had my points go on my 68 firebird and it just quit all of a sudden. Quick tune up and it was running again.
Do you know why my brush in the center of the distributor cap keeps wearing out ? I tried a new rotor button all ready.
How long did it last?
@@wayofthewrench I just turned it over to see if it was getting fire. Got none . It’s a 1978 trans am .been sitting in a barn 20 years i replaced everything in the Distributor except the pick up coil and looking for a new distributor now.
Yeah sometimes replacing the entire distributor is the most cost effective way these days. Remember you can test your distributor before you change it.
Off topic but I want to ask. I have a chevy silverado 1500. Fuel injector just went on it. Dealer said I could drive it until parts come in since it isn't idling funny or anything. I know there is washing of the cylinders. Am I in danger of that happening if I drive it for the week until fixed? They did assure me it is okay but im skeptical. Any info would be helpful. Thank you
Usually when a fuel injector goes bad, it stops spraying or leaks and continuously dumps extra gas or the spray pattern is not misting but squirting droplets of gas. Personally I wouldn't drive it if it was leaking gas. If it stops opening then I guess you just have a dead cylinder but if it is stuck open, you are dumping gas and its going to cause damage. Hard to know without pulling the spark plug and checking for a fuel soaked plug. Hope that helps you make your decision. You might wanna do an oil change after it is fixed just incase fuel has mixed with the oil. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench I should have mentioned that the dealership said even though the fuel injector/cylinder tested much higher then the other cylinders that it was still at a safe level. Hope you don't mind sending a reply if this changes anything in your mind? Should I still do a oil change in this scnenerio as well? Appreciate the first response. Great channel.
How did they test the injector(s)?
@@wayofthewrench good question. The dealer said they had to recalibrate a machine to test it for my newer model truck. Was hard for them to find but then had a readings and the one bad one read much higher then the others but still in the safe zone as they said. Reassured me it was okay to drive for the week. No check engine light has come back on in the three days since it saw the dealer.
Hrmm hard to say, it could be an oscilloscope reading or a pressure test. I guess when it comes down to it, if the dealership is telling you it's ok to wait, then it must be ok. Wish I could be more help. I hope your repair goes ok. Cheers!
I'm getting a new one then
These days it kinda is the way to go, it used to be cheaper to do the individual parts. Thanks for the watch!