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    1. #1
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      Feb 2014
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      Car died on the highway

      Well, this was me a few days ago. Car died on the highway. Couldn't figure it out on the street so I had to get towed home.
      My ignition is a MSD 6al box, MSD blaster 2 coil and MSD pro-billet distributor.
      The car cranks, but no fire. I rewired everything hoping a wire somehow backed out, but it's still not firing.
      Took the coil wire off and there's no spark. Tried another coil, still no spark.
      Any help?
      86 Monte Carlo SS old school 350

      86 Monte Carlo SS
      @corybrowning19


    2. #2
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
      Location
      Central Florida
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      Here is MSD's quick check of the box, I've had the exact same scenario and found out the box went bad.

      http://www.msdignition.com/page.aspx?id=3206

      Hope this helps
      BB

    3. #3
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      Thanks. Went through it all....it was the box. I'm up and running now
      86 Monte Carlo SS
      @corybrowning19

    4. #4
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      Fredericksburg, VA.
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      I had this same issue with my MDS 6AL box. I ran the above test and found no LED, box replaced under warranty.
      Steve Hayes
      "Dust Off"
      68 Camaro

      Given sufficient initial acceleration, even pigs can fly!

    5. #5
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      Sep 2006
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      Had similar symptoms. By ended up being the magnetic pickup in the distributor. 20$ part caused me a lot of grief.... Get hot.. Shut off.

    6. #6
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      It was the box.
      I ended up tossing it all and put an HEI in just for peace of mind and less wires to worry about
      86 Monte Carlo SS
      @corybrowning19

    7. #7
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      Oct 2006
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      I use the same ignition Bill Jenkins swore by, the stock Delco points distributor with 1969 Camaro 302 vented points, Delco coil and solid core copper wires....

    8. #8
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      Sep 2014
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      Quote Originally Posted by pitts64 View Post
      I use the same ignition Bill Jenkins swore by, the stock Delco points distributor with 1969 Camaro 302 vented points, Delco coil and solid core copper wires....
      Would that be Jenkins Toy?
      --
      Kenny Mitchell
      [email protected]

    9. #9
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      Quote Originally Posted by nokones View Post
      Would that be Jenkins Toy?
      Nope... That would be GRUMPY'S Toy...
      Mark
      Mark:
      "Bad Ast" Astro Van. Just because I did it... Doesn't mean it's possible...
      This my Bad Ast thread...
      https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...roject-Faze-II
      This is my Fotki album...
      http://astroracer.fotki.com/

    10. #10
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      MSD is absolute junk anymore-made in China and getting worse all the time. HEI with quality parts is hard to beat.
      "...if at first you don't succeed, try again.
      If you still don't succeed, then quit-no sense being a damn fool about it..."
      -W.C. Fields

      HARNESSWORX
      (formerly gmachinz)

    11. #11
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      Sep 2014
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      Quote Originally Posted by astroracer View Post
      Nope... That would be GRUMPY'S Toy...
      Mark
      Yep, you're right. At least I was heading in that direction. I remember him well. If my memory serves me right, he ran in Super Stock. I can picture his cars today and I believe he always ran with the traditional Cragars S/S Wheels
      --
      Kenny Mitchell
      [email protected]





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