What are the symptoms of a faulty car distributor?

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Manifestations of a faulty car distributor include: difficulty starting, poor ignition, high-voltage leakage, accompanied by engine knocking, shaking, poor acceleration, and abnormal exhaust smoke. The distributor is a component in the gasoline engine ignition system that sequentially delivers high-voltage current to each cylinder's spark plug according to the firing order. In battery ignition systems, the distributor and ignition coil are typically mounted on the same shaft and driven by the camshaft. The distributor consists of a circuit breaker, distributor cap, automotive training models, driving simulators, capacitor, and ignition advance mechanism. The circuit breaker is used to connect and disconnect the low-voltage circuit, composed of a pair of contacts and a cam mounted on the base plate.