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

[Curt Hall]

Sooo....I guess you learn you should to buy two on your own?

John Hansen <pantera at bresnan.net> wrote:  No, they don't tell you that you need two, but if you watch any NASCAR race, 
you will notice that sitting prominently on every dashboard are 2 MSD units, 
which are connected to a dual pick-up distributor. If one fails at 180 miles 
an hour, you just flip a switch to enable the new one and keep racing.

NASCAR = Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:43:44 -0700 (PDT)
Curt Hall wrote:
> When you buy a MSD, do the tell you maybe you should get one more for a 
>spare?
> Happy with my Pertronix.
> 
> Peter Kovacs 
wrote:
> ....and less space in your day than waiting for AAA!
> 
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----
>From: bill gaino 
> To: Asa Jay Laughton ; DeTomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:43:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] I love MSD...I hate MSD....
> 
> 
> I'm planning a trip to the Mountians on Thursday, so after reading your 
>posts I went a found my spare MSD 6al and am going to take it with me.It 
>should take up less space than a shoe. Bill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Asa Jay Laughton 
>>Sent: Apr 16, 2007 10:08 AM
>>To: DeTomaso at realbig.com
>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] I love MSD...I hate MSD....
>>
>>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
>>
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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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