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08-24-2005, 05:05 PM
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wiring question car wont start :(
should the coil + wire have power in the key on position... i cant get my car to start and its been 3 days and im getting frustrated. i even stole my dads msd box off his car because i thought mine conked out but yeah same stuff
msd pro billet distributor msd 6al masd blaster coil is what i have if any of this helps if anybody has any suggestions please let me know before i start ripping things out and hitting things with a hammer...
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08-24-2005, 08:59 PM
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Re: wiring question car wont start :(
So the car cranks but doesn't start?
One of the easiest checks that I like to do is to hook up a timing light to a spark plug wire and crank the engine... if it sends light signals, you know that you are getting a spark to the plugs... |
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08-25-2005, 09:10 AM
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Re: wiring question car wont start :(
tried that ..tried crossing over the purple and green wire to see if the coil wire tosses a spark ...tried grounding out the white wire as well from the msd box... nothing!
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08-25-2005, 09:33 AM
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Re: wiring question car wont start :(
Sounds like the coil or the MSD box, if all the wiring is hooked up correctly.
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08-26-2005, 07:01 AM
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Re: wiring question car wont start :(
You should definetly be able to get something with the key on... Sounds like you might have to get a light testor and see if you can trace the problem back.
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08-26-2005, 05:37 PM
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Re: wiring question car wont start :(
thats what i thought too ...but both my msd boxes couldnt be bad... and when i have the key on i get nothin to the coil ..what if i hopped over a ignition + wire to the positive side along with the msd wire even thought it says "this is the only wire thats supposed to touch the coil + blah blah blah" ..this is stupid im going to quit and sell my car
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08-26-2005, 11:09 PM
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Re: wiring question car wont start :(
I had a MSD billit distributor and 6AL box and a Ford Duraspark distributor & box.
Both made the same horsepower on the dyno. The MSD never went back in. The MSD pissed me off when I tried to time the motor. Erratic timing mark jumping all over the place. WTH? The MSD OWNED my timing light and made it freak out. Seems like I always had some kind of damn problem with MSD crap. Im sure alot of people don't, but I did.
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08-27-2005, 10:53 AM
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Re: wiring question car wont start :(
can i still use this distributor without the msd box?
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