where does the hot wire come from going to the distributor on a chevy 350
It fires the plugs in the cylinders to ignite the mixture.
There is no distributor cap as there is no distributor. There are 3 coil packs, each coil fires 2 spark plugs simultaneously.
They are extremely rare! If you find one, hang on to it! Just kidding! All Thunderbirds with the supercharger as well as Cougars with supercharger have DIS...Distributor-less Ignition System. The computer fires the plugs without a distributor cap or rotor.
A distributor less system with waste spark.
Check rotor check that distributor is rotating
If everything is right internally then the distributor does. Rotating the distributor adjusts the exact time the spark plug fires. BUT There is a timing chain and timing marks on the crankshaft and the cam shaft. Then there is an electrical advance from the computer and the internal ignition module and pickup coil inside the distributor. Together these all can effect the timing.
There is no distributor cap or even a distributor on these engines since the 6 plug wires are connected in pairs directly to 3 coils on top of the ignition control module. This module energizes and "fires" the coils electronically without the need for a distributor. If you suspect ignition problems check plug wires first, then plugs, then the module and coils.
No. The Saturn engine does not have a distributor, instead the engineers devised a "coil pack" system for the ignition. The ignition system is completely under the control of the computer; two separate coils fire to provide the spark. Each coil operates two cylinders, and each spark plug fires every time a piston comes to the top dead center position, meaning that the plug fires when the piston is at the top of the compression cycle and at the top of the exhaust cycle. No distributor, no timing to set.
Spark plugs, plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, dirt in the injctors.....
There is no distributor per say. It is electronically controlled and each plug has its own coil pack that emits a spark. And each coil pack fires two cylinders which is why you see the wires going towards the cyclinders closest to the firewall.
Bad distributor cap and/or spark plug wires. Bad timing belt.
Back fires are normally caused due to your timing being off, which would only occur if you were playing around with your distributor (because it is electric and doesn't just go out of sinc) or fuel mixture is too rich and it back fires as you try to turn off the vehicle.