Engine timing
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Engine timing
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know as much about the operations of modern engines as I did about engines when I was younger. Back in the early '80s, I did my own tune-ups. This included timing the engine, which involved setting the points in the distributor, and using a strobe light on the fan-belt pulley to line up the marks while turning the distributor.
Since everything was mechanical back then, it was easy to throw things out of whack. For instance, if you got into a stoplight race with somebody, you could go back home and check your engine's timing -- only to find that it had shifted a bit because of the high-revving stress you just put on it.
My question now is, does that still happen with a modern engine, or does the car's computer keep things like timing in a state of constant adjustment?
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Since everything was mechanical back then, it was easy to throw things out of whack. For instance, if you got into a stoplight race with somebody, you could go back home and check your engine's timing -- only to find that it had shifted a bit because of the high-revving stress you just put on it.
My question now is, does that still happen with a modern engine, or does the car's computer keep things like timing in a state of constant adjustment?
Thanks.
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