Posted on 6/27/2024
When you hear the word "spark," especially at this time of year, you might think of children holding wands with a little snap, crackle, and pop at the end. This month at Mike and Sons Automotive in Sacramento, CA, we are talking about something similar: the spark that causes combustion in an internal combustion engine. There are different types of spark plugs available. The type of spark plug your vehicle uses will depend on the type of fuel your vehicle uses. Most automobile engines are 4-stroke engines. The first stroke brings air and fuel into the cylinder, the second stroke compresses the air/fuel mix, the third stroke (the power stroke) is the combustion stroke where a spark ignites the compressed air/fuel mix, and the fourth stroke is the exhaust stroke. This process happens thousands of times every time you drive your vehicle. It is the third stroke of this process, the power stroke, where a vehicle’s spark plugs come into play. Without any spark, combustion wil ... read more