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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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msd box help

if the tach works in the car with the key turned ,think the box could still be fryd, or is there a seperate circut for the coil inside the box?, im alone so its hard to check without the key turned.
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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Re: msd box help

What's the problem?
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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Re: msd box help

wont start now, im thinking when i boosted the car car today, i shorted it out
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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Re: msd box help

What did you short, exactly?
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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Engine: Dart headed, 12:1 355- 510/530 cam
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Re: msd box help

my batt is in the back , so when i need to boost the car i go off of the termial under the hood i put on the inner fender but i touched the bolt that i installed the terminal with and its grounded right so im thinkin it just cost me a new street fire box
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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Re: msd box help

Not likely unless you'd managed to create a short through the box itself.
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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Re: msd box help

just pulled off the #1 wire no spark, then coil wire and no f***** spark,

today mite be an expensive one, new box is 200+tax
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 02:56 PM
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Re: msd box help

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Not likely unless you'd managed to create a short through the box itself.

the box is bolted to the cowl witch is why i think i fryd it. this time ill put a fuse in line before the + post
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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Re: msd box help

I have a question for ya.. i have a msd 6al box in my 84 transam did you have any problem with the tach input?
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