Know your car - and get the best out of it.
A course on motor-car mechanics for owner-drivers.
Introduced by John F. Miles, Chief Instructor of the High Performance Course, London and Anthony Marsh.
Ignition - getting a spark from the battery to the sparking plugs. Boosting the electric pressure from 12 volts to 15,000 volts with the coil. Adjustment of the distributor points
A BBC Educational broadcast
(to 13.00)