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Distributor

Routes high-tension spark to each cylinder in firing order on older engines, and carries the pickup that supplies engine speed. Mechanical wear matters here in a way it does not for solid-state sensors: a worn shaft lets the pickup gap wander as the engine runs.

Also known as: dizzy, distributor cap, distributor assembly, rotor arm

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