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| John B:
Sure, but even when the engine had crank and cam angle signals, it was common for 6 and 8 cyl engines to employ wasted spark and semi sequential injection to halve the number of inj and ign outputs. I never quite got an explanation for that, so I always put it down to a lack computing power that we now take for granted. |
| langwadt:
--- Quote from: John B on July 27, 2023, 11:57:20 pm ---Sure, but even when the engine had crank and cam angle signals, it was common for 6 and 8 cyl engines to employ wasted spark and semi sequential injection to halve the number of inj and ign outputs. I never quite got an explanation for that, so I always put it down to a lack computing power that we now take for granted. --- End quote --- with wasted spark you can half the number of coils and with wasted spark and/or semi sequential injection you can ignore the cam timing |
| TERRA Operative:
The crankcase is under pressure from blow-by gasses passing the piston rings, these gasses are fed back into the intake to be burnt for emissions reasons. Plumbing your distributor cap to the crank will just fill it with an oily film. IMHO, a distributor would make for a pretty poor oil catch can..... :-DD You'd do much better to just upgrade to full electronic ignition. Or just leave it well enough alone besides scheduled servicing. What actual engine are we talking about, out of interest? |
| bdunham7:
--- Quote from: ELS122 on July 27, 2023, 02:47:48 pm ---You're assuming I'm talking about an engine with a points distributor and a MAF sensor for EFI? how many of those exist? --- End quote --- Why would anyone assume points? Did you mention that? As far as plumbing a line into the distributor, send it to the intake manifold with a restrictor orifice to limit flow. Some people claim that helps with combustion, but I don't know about that. Plumbing into your PCV system is going to end up with oil vapors getting in there one way or another--perhaps reversion or maybe fumes evaporating after you turn the engine off. PCV systems always end up oily everywhere inside no matter how many check valves and elbows there are. |
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