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• Re: Overheating Problem FIXED! Thanks all...

  Jfp w/3 WBXs · Sat, 10 Aug 2002 02:00:18 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

  Hi Kevin, The previous WBX version(83-85) used an engine management system called Digijet. the Digijet system used an ignition distributor with vacuum...

• Re: No spark ...

  Jim Arnott · Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:52:39 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignition_system A decent article with LOTS of pretty pictures: http://www.jetav8r.com/Vision/Ignition/CDI.html Read...

• aftermarket ignition systems

  · Tue, 12 Dec 1995 10:15:00 -0400 (EDT) · Mailing-list archive

  While browsing thru VWTrends and thinking about vgon improvements i came across several aftermarket ignition systems that 'sense' the condition in the cylinder via...

• Re: Splitfire Sparkplugs

  · Sat, 9 Dec 1995 10:20:05 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  ...The bottom line was that for a vehicle whose ignition system was marginal the splitfires would give a 'noticeable' improvement. For a vehicle whose...

• Re: Ignition? Constant Duty or Constant charge

  Helen Fahy · Sat, 2 Jun 2001 17:37:22 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Ignition? Constant Duty or Constant charge > > On one of the ignition maps on this haltech FI system, ity has a choice of > "constant duty...

• Re: pointless ignition question

  · Thu, 06 Jun 1996 11:52:28 -0400 (EDT) · Mailing-list archive

  I've never found my ignition to be pointless. My heating system, yes, but my ignition, no. Maybe if I were a diesel? Eric...

• Re: Overheating Problem FIXED! Thanks all...

  kevin obrien · Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:55:59 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...the Digijet system used an ignition > distributor with vacuum devices > that moved components in the distributor to change > the ignition timing. > After that(86...

• Re: Elec Ig and low revs

  · Wed, 19 Apr 95 11:29:35 EDT · Mailing-list archive

  ...This is not to say that electronic ignitions do not benefit but simply that the margin of improvement is greater for standard systems basically...

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Shared Vanagon Dictionary

• Ignition System

  System responsible for generating the high voltage needed to create a spark in the engine's cylinders

• ignition distributor

  component distributing ignition voltage to cylinders

• Waterproof ignition cap

  Water-resistant cover for ignition components

• Ignition switch

  Switch that activates the ignition system, allowing the engine to start

• Ignition wire separators

  Components that separate and organize ignition wires

• Ignition control unit

  Component that controls the ignition system, regulating the spark timing

• Ignition cables

  Cables that carry the ignition signal to the spark plugs

• Ignition timing

  The timing of the ignition spark, measured in degrees

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