"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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So a modern distributor does less, - its doesn't have a mechanical spark
generator in it and it doesn't have centrifugal advance/retard and vacuum
advance on it - that's all done electronically, but it still shuffles the
spark around and provides a convenient place to put a camshaft sensor.

Crankshaft sensors are more useful and they fit on the flywheel quite
nicely.