[DeTomaso] distributor & coil recommendations

[boyd casey]

I have an MSD 6 AL the MSD small diameter distributor (with no vacuum
advance) and an MSD blaster coil ( the cheap one) after less then a year the
coil shorted out and the spark started arcing from the coil distributor wire
to the positive terminal . I replaced it with another blaster. MSD makes a
set up were you can basically  have two MSD 6AL's , two coils, and a switch
so if one MSD 6al craps out during a race you just flip the switch and your
good to go ( switching from the bad MSD 6al to the good one) They have a
reputation for going out suddenly without warning. If that happens in the
middle of a trip you are SOL. I have most of the parts to set up the dual
6al /dual coil setup but I think I need a different model MSD distributor to
hook it up. I do keep the spare 6AL and spare coil in the car just in case.
Boyd

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:36 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 10/7/09 4:34:49 PM, fresnofinches at aol.com writes:
>
> > If I was starting from scratch, I'd go with a nice stock FordDuraspark
> > for the universal availability of parts; rather nice on a road trip.
> >
> Agreed, noting that it is a stock part for a Ford 460 available anywhere
> and a drop in to the 351-C even using the same cast iron gear. I'd add a
> late
> '80s Ford e-coil to forestall the old overheat-and-rupture-the-can-of-oil
> style coil. This is also a drop in for a Duraspark 2 conversion. FWIW- J
> Deryke
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