Ignition System Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

How To Wire Your Rat Bike or Motorcycle

March 22, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Generally, building a rat bike or custom motorcycle project involves stripping the bike down to only the necessary functions. You can see that the original wiring looks extensive and complex. You don’t need to get scared because building a rat bike means that you can eliminate a lot of it… […]

How To Set Ignition Timing

February 28, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Setting the timing on your engine is one of the most misunderstood adjustments, but the information on this video will help you understand and answer all of your questions about ignition timing. […]

Ignition System Parts

September 29, 2017 Roadkill Customs

Search New, NOS, Used and Salvaged Ignition System Parts and Accessories for Vintage and Classic Cars, Trucks and Hot Rods. […]

Understanding Ignition Systems

September 2, 2017 Roadkill Customs

The ignition system is a key component in making an engine run because it provides a way for the fuel mixture in the engine to burn. All gasoline engines require an ignition system. Most four stroke engines use mechanically timed electrical ignition systems. […]

Understanding Spark Plugs

September 1, 2017 Roadkill_Customs

A spark plug is a device that delivers electric current from the ignition system in the combustion chamber to ignite the compressed air/fuel mixture with a spark. Spark plugs a metal threaded shell, electrically isolated from a central electrode by a porcelain insulator. […]

Understanding Car Starters

June 4, 2017 Roadkill Customs

In the earlier days when automobiles were a new thing, a hand crank was used to start the engine, but by 1920, nearly every vehicle had self-starters. It had replaced the hand-cranking. […]

Understanding Cold Engine Starts

February 18, 2017 Roadkill Customs

Starting a car with a cold engine is easier said than done. Cold weather will come; that’s for sure and inevitable. The trick is to not let cold engines stop you from driving your car without hassles. […]

Understanding Ignition Coils

October 14, 2016 Roadkill Customs

Ignition coils, also known as spark coils are an induction coil in an automobile’s ignition system. It transforms a storage battery’s 12 volts to the thousands of volts needed to spark the spark plugs. […]

Understanding Distributors

July 14, 2016 Roadkill Customs

Distributors are an important part of the ignition system in an internal combustion engine. They are a device that routes the high voltage into the correct firing order to the spark plugs. Both magnetos and battery ignitions have distributors. […]

Common V8 Firing Orders

May 12, 2016 Roadkill Customs

MSD Ignition created this helpful chart that display many common V8 firing orders and distrubutor direction for AMC, Buick, Chevy, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac. […]

How to Test an Ignition Coil

October 7, 2015 Roadkill Customs

This testing procedure is valid for just about any automotive ignition coil coil. Using an ohmmeter, check the resistance between the side terminals of the coil. Do this with all of the wires to the coil disconnected. You should see 0.75 to 0.81 ohms of resistance… […]

Understanding Hot Engine Starts

August 11, 2015 Roadkill Customs

It is usually a cold engine, which is exposed to extreme weather that is difficult to start. However, a hot engine can have problems too. They can be tough to start and many people don’t know how to deal with this situation when it occurs. Here are some common reason why this may be. […]