Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 11:19:08 +0100 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> Subject: Re: carb or injection
Tom Stockton wrote: > > Hello > > I've just purchased a 1997 900 s Talledega, I am loving it. Let me make > it clear that I am not a mechanic at all. I was showing some of my work > colleagues under the bonnet and they pointed out the fact that as the car > appeared to have a distributor then it cannot therefore be fuel injected > !?!? Come on guys, whats the score here? Are the guys at work deranged > (dont need that confirmed really ;) ) or does my car have a carb ? > > Thanks in Advance for the info. > > Tom Elementary. The engine needs two things: fuel and ignition. The fuel is handled by a carb or a fuel injection system. Fuel injection in your case. The ignition is an handled by an electrical system that provides the spark. A distributor is part of the ignition system that distributes the voltage to the spark plugs. But wait a minute, your car doesn't have a traditional distributor as such; it has a Direct Ignition cassette (DI) on top of the engine that feeds the spark plugs directly. Johannes
