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Fastymz
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posted 08-05-2004 07:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Is this how I would wire a 6al box to work with my duraspark dist, and where would my AutoMeter tach hook up ?

http://www.msdignition.com/pdf/pdf17.pdf

OR Would it be better to buy a MSD dist too. If so which one should I get ?

I could sell the duraspark system to help pay for the dist.

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N266fords
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posted 08-05-2004 07:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for N266fords   Click Here to Email N266fords     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ron I hear the new crane set-ups are pretty awesome. and cheaper to boot.
How have you been. I have internet again so once again I am alive. Bruce

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Fastymz
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posted 08-05-2004 07:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Bruce things are going good for me, how about yourself ?

I know about the crane but I think I might have a great deal on a used 6al unit.

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69maverick
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posted 08-05-2004 07:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 69maverick   Click Here to Email 69maverick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes that is the right way to hook up the MSD. If you don't have the MSD the Crane is street & race distributor and HI-6 is the only way to go.

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capri man
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posted 08-05-2004 07:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for capri man   Click Here to Email capri man     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
yup that is correct ron. just dont hook the violet wire to the violet wire. your tac plugs in with a 1/4 inch plug right next to where the dist wires come out of the box. your duraspark will work fine. thats what i run on my race car. you can actually use a small screwdriver to bend the tabs that hold the springs to make your full timing come in at about 2500 rpm.

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posted 08-05-2004 08:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dubz   Click Here to Email Dubz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
summit has an e-mail sale on the 6al for aug as well
sum-csum1005 but it's only $10 off regular price

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Fastymz
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posted 08-05-2004 08:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks,
I'll use my duraspark dist for now. So I don't anything else to hook my AutoMeter to the box just plug it in and go ?

Also does the 6al have a start retart ?

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capri man
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posted 08-05-2004 08:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for capri man   Click Here to Email capri man     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:

Also does the 6al have a start retart ?



nope.

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69maverick
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posted 08-07-2004 08:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for 69maverick   Click Here to Email 69maverick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just plug your Tach lead into the MSD Box and your all set to go. The Duraspark dis. will work fine. If you were to buy a new Distributor at a later time I would look into the Crane. Do you already own the MSD box?

[This message has been edited by 69maverick (edited 08-07-2004).]

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Buster
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posted 08-07-2004 01:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Buster   Click Here to Email Buster     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
Also does the 6al have a start retart ?

The duraspark module does....the color of the grommet dictates the retard amount, white being the most IIRC.

not that it really applies to your question, lol.

[This message has been edited by Buster (edited 08-07-2004).]

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Fastymz
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posted 08-07-2004 02:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Buster the instuctions say not to use the white wire at all. The duraspark system has a start retart to it right ?

My car starts real good now with the Duraspark system.

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69maverick
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posted 08-07-2004 05:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 69maverick   Click Here to Email 69maverick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Don't use the white wire!

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Fastymz
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posted 08-07-2004 07:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 69maverick:
Don't use the white wire!

I won't

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SCOOP

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posted 08-07-2004 07:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Buster   Click Here to Email Buster     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
Buster the instuctions say not to use the white wire at all. The duraspark system has a start retart to it right ?

My car starts real good now with the Duraspark system.



Ron, I wasn't talking about the MSD system, just the Duraspark module and Yes, the Duraspark module does have a retard incorporated in it, that?s what I was referring to.

There is a grommet, most common modules are Blue in color, that?s where the wires exit the module box and that is what dictates the way module is designed, including the start retard feature.

I?ve used the white grommet modules for engines that had problems starting hot, because it has more start timing retard built in then the blue module.

I have no clue what the white wire is for on the MSD ignition module.

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Fastymz
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posted 08-07-2004 09:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Buster, I didn't understand what you said the first time. I do now

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Big D
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posted 08-07-2004 11:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Big D   Click Here to Email Big D     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You can take the WHITE wire and connect it to a HIDDEN SWITCH and then to GROUND.. It becomes a SECURITY SWITCH.. When connected,, your engine WILL NOT START..

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