I do keep my stock distributor and the proper size wrench for the hold down bolt in the car just.
Msd distributor cap problems.
The most popular msd distributor is our standard pro billet model.
To clean it up i used flat head screw driver or sandpaper.
I have a old msd cap and it is seems to be far better quality than the new ones.
My truck has developed an intermittent although increasingly common heavy backfire.
I m having the same problems on my pro billet distributor seems like i need to change the cap and rotor every year and this is only a summertime fun car half the year it s hibernating.
So he pulled the msd electronic distributor from the old motor and stuck it in.
Post by duckryder sun jul 31 2011 8 58 am.
Disconnect the msd magnetic pickup connector from the distributor.
This sounds much like a the firing order being wrong.
He pulled the cap and the pickup was covered in corrosion.
Since then i reinstalled it and haven t had any problems yet.
Every 500 miles i have a heavy oxidation carbon or however you call it build up at the distributor cap inside contacts as well as at the distributor rotor contact.
Msd distributor cap failures was.
Engine misfires can occur for a number of reasons.
Posting this for my brother.
These distributors must be used with an msd ignition control such as a 6 series ignition or a 7 series ignition.
Make sure the ignition switch is in the off position.
I sent it back to msd and they replaced all the guts including the module free of charge.
I have 302 engine with pro billet msd distributor msd 6al box and msd blast 3 coil.
If you are using the 2 pin magnetic pickup of the msd to trigger the ignition follow these steps.
Remove the coil wire from the distributor cap and position the terminal so it is approximately 1 2 from a good ground.
Checking your distributor rotor and cap to see if they need to be replaced is one way to ensure that everything is in solid working order.
This is easily identified by a 2 pin connector with one violet black wire and one orange black wire that connect to the magnetic pickup inside the distributor.
Have had to replace in mid season before.
He s got a gm crate motor in his 37 plymouth came with an hei that wouldn t fit against the firewall.
