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Re: Guess the Problem

To: Larry Paulick <larry.p@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Guess the Problem
From: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 21:04:35 -0600
Larry,

That's only true if your distributor has the internal amplifier module. My Ford
magnetic distributor has only the pickup coil, the MSD acts as the amplifier for
it, so unless I was carrying a complete spare MSD, I'd be getting towed.

I don't carry a spare MSD *knocks on wood*, and I don't expect to be getting 
towed
on account of it going down.

Theo

Larry Paulick wrote:

> Pat, if your MSD goes south, then you need to be able to convert back to
> a conventional ignition system, with a ballast resistor.  I had this
> problem with a 76 Vette, real dog, and it saved me a tow bill.
>
> You can wire in the ballast resistor normally and no problem.  Look at
> MSD wiring diagram again.
>
> Larry
>
> JPKKMK@aol.com wrote:
> > Larry
> > I am running the MSD 6al and not running a ballast resistor. I don't believe
> > you should run the ballast resistor with the MSD. Maybe I miss understood.
> > Patrick King
> >
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