[DeTomaso] Vedr. Re: MSD Box Location

[David & Marilyn Bell]

No, you have to have a tach adaptor with a MSD-6 or MSD-7 with a stock
Pantera tach.  I just meant that I hadn't heard of any MSD tach adaptors
melting or burning before.

Dave Bell

-----Original Message-----
From: gudmund frøland [mailto:gudmundfroiland at yahoo.no]
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:53 PM
To: David & Marilyn Bell
Subject: Vedr. Re: [DeTomaso] MSD Box Location

Sorry to intervine.You say no problem with tac
adaptor.do you meen that u can hock up the tac straigt
to the coil and it will work
--- David & Marilyn Bell <davidabell at worldnet.att.net>
skrev:

> That sounds similar to the way my MSD is currently
> mounted in the engine compartment.  I've seen other
> MSD units mounted on a small shelf bolted on the
> lower right-hand side across from the exhaust
> header.  The MSD units are pretty rugged and rarely
> fail, as long as you don't weld on the car with one
> wired up (trust me on that one).  I've also never
> heard of problems with the MSD tach adaptor before -
> sounds like you may have an electrical glitch
> somewhere else in the circuit that's taking it out.
>
> Dave Bell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bill gaino [mailto:gaino at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 10:41 AM
> To: David & Marilyn Bell; rick mcclure;
> detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] MSD Box Location
>
>
> I cut a plate of 1/4 thick aluminum and mounted it
> on one of the u bolts that hold the coolant hose on
> the passenger side, up high in the engine
> compartment, just under the right side cover. I also
> have my tach adapter mounted to the same plate. I
> belive the 7a boxes are safe, but I  not reccomend
> having a tach adapter in the cockpit because I have
> had 2 of them burn. I fuse my exiting one with a 3
> amp fuse that blows about every 4 months.....but it
> always saves the adapter.
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: David & Marilyn Bell
> <davidabell at worldnet.att.net>
> >Sent: Mar 19, 2007 10:02 AM
> >To: rick mcclure <rickrows at hotmail.com>,
> detomaso at realbig.com
> >Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] MSD Box Location
> >
> >There is plenty of room to mount a MSD-6 or MSD-7
> on the passenger
> >compartment side of the firewall, underneath the
> upholstered firewall cover.
> >That location makes for relatively short wiring
> runs to the engine bay and
> >also insulates the MSD from water splash and from
> the direct heat source of
> >the engine/headers.
> >
> >Having said that, my MSD unit has been mounted on
> the engine side of the
> >firewall for 7 years and + 25k miles with no ill
> effects.  My planned
> >addition of a water/oil intercooler will eventually
> force me to relocate the
> >MSD (it happens to be mounted in exactly the wrong
> spot for that), at which
> >point I'll just flip it around to the other side of
> the firewall.
> >
> >
> >Dave Bell
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On
> >Behalf Of rick mcclure
> >Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:09 AM
> >To: detomaso at realbig.com
> >Subject: [DeTomaso] MSD Box Location
> >
> >Where is a good place to mount an MSD box?  I'd
> rather not put  it in the
> >engine bay, the passenger compartment is small
> enough as it is, that leaves
> >the front trunk, but that's a long ways from the
> distributor.  If mounted in
> >front, where's the best place to run the wires?
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >    Rick
> >    2402
> >    Tallahassee, FL
> >
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  Gudmund Froiland







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