Each of motorists knows firsthand what the wrong timing is. For the driver, these are constant problems with starting the engine, with loss of power, as well as with increased fuel consumption. For the unit itself, such malfunctions can end very poorly, especially if the ignition timing is selected a little earlier than it should be.
In this article, we will look at how to set the ignition on a contact and non-contact system. The first from the very beginning of production is installed on the classics, the second appeared at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It immediately gained popularity among car owners, because it differs from the previous one in increased reliability and resource, as well as the best electrical characteristics, on which spark formation in the combustion chamber directly depends.
About how to set the ignition on a car, you can tell in brief. The process will be discussed below. The fact is that four-stroke engines are pretty picky for the moment, but despite this, setting the ignition on the same Soviet or foreign car is not as difficult as putting the ignition on Izh Jupiter 5. The latter has its own for each cylinder, of which two , a separate contact ignition system, each of which requires adjustment.
Now directly about the procedure itself. Naturally, you can get to the nearest service station, where it will be done with a strobe, but it costs money, and not every car enthusiast has this device, so we will consider the simplest method that requires a minimum of effort, tools and knowledge.
First of all, you need to calculate the compression stroke in the first cylinder. Use a cotton swab to plug the spark plug hole, and then smoothly rotate the crankshaft by the ratchet. As soon as it flies out, we turn on further, until the marks on the pulley coincide and at the ebb of the front cover. Some cars have three tags, each of which corresponds to AI-80, AI-92 and AI-95 in the direction of rotation. In fact, there are a lot of manuals on how to set the ignition on a particular car, you just need to spend some time searching the Internet.
Let's get back to our procedure. Installing the crankshaft in the middle mark will set the ignition timing at 5 degrees. While the crankshaft will “twist” them, ignition will already occur in the combustion chamber. Each brand of gasoline has a different time for this, therefore, the lead angle also changes.
The need to install the ignition may arise after repair, as well as after careless use of the car. The ignition can go astray on its own if the engine creates increased vibration. Then you have to wonder again: "How to set the ignition?". Vaz 2106 has the same system as described above, so there will be no problems with it. Now that the piston is at top dead center, you can set the ignition distributor to the desired position.
To do this, remove it from the drive, and then install the slider with an external contact in the direction of contact of the first cylinder on the cover. Thus, at the end of the compression stroke in the first cylinder, a spark will be supplied into it, which will ignite the mixture. Well, now questions about how to set the ignition should not arise. After completing this procedure, it is worth starting the engine, after which a more accurate adjustment is made on the heated unit.