The Family Handyman on MSN

How To Test an Ignition Coil

Test the ignition coil quickly and easily with a simple ignition system tester ...
A battery in a traditional car cannot directly create engine spark. It’s only rated at 12 volts, after all, so it needs a little help boosting the signal to the spark plugs. To make that happen, a car ...
What’s the fastest way to a mental breakdown in your garage, and why is it an ignition issue? No doubt, that stress headache comes on strong when your car was running a minute ago, whereas now it’s ...
Over the past few years, we have run across some teams who, for the goal of attaining maximum power, chose to run without an alternator. We started thinking about that and decided to see if there were ...
Mechanic holding an ignition coil while working on an engine - Михаил Руденко/Getty Images Ignition issues can be a real pain to both diagnose and deal with. Sure, generally speaking, having a faulty ...