Wow..it's like talking to someone that just woke up from a 15 year coma...
;0


"K-town" <jdu52580@carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:sM6Yc.6209$LH6.541473@twister.southeast.rr.co m...
> I had a friend of mine, who is a high-performance car mechanic, tell me
that
> new cars no longer use distributors, caps, rotor buttons, etc. He said
that
> all new cars use a coil-per-cylinder configuration coupled with a series
of
> engine speed/timing, air/fuel ratio, and throttle angle sensors to operate
> now. Is this a fact? I drive a 1990 Civic, and my wife has a 1986 Acura
> Legend, and I don't feel like walking up to some stranger with a new car
and
> say, "Hey, mind if I take a quick look under the hood of your new car?"
If
> this is true, I'd like to know how this new type of ignition works. Feel
> free to post any informative URLs, if any are available.
>
> Thanx!
>
> Jonathan
>
>