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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 06:21 PM
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How can I test to see if my new MSD is OK. Car will not start or run, even with the new freakin' MSD Pro-Billet Corvette Tach Drive distributor. What is going on?? My daliy driver is d-e-a-d dead! Any sort of test-series for the MSD ignition box?? Any help is appreciated...thanks folks! :mad
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 06:49 PM
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what did you do before it stopped working?anything or it just stopped.wouldnt start.
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 07:29 PM
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Started it once with the MSD 6A installed with the old distributor/Pertronix. Would never re-start. Assumed the Pertronix was dead, so I sprung for the distributor I wanted anyway. Now Nothing?? I did run it with the Flamethrower coil, which I have learned says "not compatible with MSD". Could this have ruined my 1 week old MSD 6A??? How do I test this???
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 08:07 PM
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http://www.msdignition.com has trouble shooting guide on their web site.
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 01:19 AM
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All the MSD tests come back OK. Their "spark test", I've got spark. Magnetic trigger, just fine. But not even a sign of starting, just crank crank crank. What could be going on????? :confused: :confused: :confused:
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have you switched coils yet..you said earlier the one you have isnt compatible with pertronix find a stock coil and try it.
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