[DeTomaso] I love MSD...I hate MSD....

[Asa Jay Laughton]

The Drewsaster affect hits home.  Sorry Mike. :)
It's probably because you haven't driven it -enough-. 

Personally, I'm beginning to wonder about these MSD ignitions.  Though 
to be fair, we probably only hear about the ones that break.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
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MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 4/15/07 21:38:01, wkooiman at earthlink.net writes:
>
> << On the other hand, I worry all the time about getting stranded.  I don't
> feel motivated enough to buy another $500 worth of MSD parts for a hot
> backup, though.
>
>   
>>>> I am going to buy a new one, then have the old one repaired and keep it as 
>>>>         
> a spare.
>
>   
>> On the other other hand, I doubt your vibration mounts are related to your
>>     
> failure.  They pot these things in a lot of epoxy.  That is supposed to make
> them pretty solid. >>
>
>   
>>>> I am grasping at straws trying to determine why it fizzled out.  I will 
>>>>         
> say that the wiring in that area of the car was a disaster, cosmetically, 
> because whoever installed the various components decided to not shorten any wires, 
> and leave them full-length to afford flexibility in the case things have to be 
> moved later on.  So it looked like hell.  We cleaned things up, zip-tied 
> things out of the way, the car goes two blocks and quits.  Coincidence?  Probably.  
> Perhaps not?  We'll know soon enough.
>
> I will say that while on the side of the road and attempting to get it to 
> start, eventually there was a brief smell of burning wiring....doom....
>
> Mike  
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