[DeTomaso] MSD Box failure? ???????

[Will Kooiman]

For what it's worth, I also had a Ford module fail - and strand me.

I'm not sure what it's called, but it was on a 2.3 Turbo.  It's a small
rectangular module that screws onto the side of the distributor.  5.0
Mustangs used a similar module.

At any rate, it was hot, the engine was overheating in Dallas stop/go
traffic.  The car just died.  I had it towed home, and I replaced the
module.  I worked on it for days, but couldn't get it running.  I dropped it
off at a shop, and he changed the module - the new one - and it started
right up.

The new module was apparently cheap overseas junk.

My point is even though OEM parts are surely tested to the nth degree, they
are not immune to failing.

My vote is MSD dist, MSD 6AL, completely disconnect both if you're welding
on the car, and always travel with a cell phone - not just because of the
MSD, but because we're talking about a 30+ year old car.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of michael at michaelshortt.com
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 8:57 PM
To: Ken Green
Cc: pantdino at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com; tonydigi at optonline.net
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] MSD Box failure? ???????

Excellent. Point.  I just learned a cup car radiator cost $17,000 each.
Michael shortt

On May 9, 2010 9:14 PM, "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:

It seems like the NASCAR guys would use a better product if it was out
there.  The price would not be an issue unless it was really high.  I'm not
sure what the tradeoffs are, but I assume they are pretty sure that two
boxes will not both fail.

Ken

--- On Sun, 5/9/10, Jim Gray <grayjim at att.net> wrote:


From: Jim Gray <grayjim at att.net>

Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] MSD Box failure? ???????
To: pantdino at aol.com, cengles at cox.net, tonydigi at optonline.net
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010, 1:37 PM



Soooo...Jim, what would you buy for longevity?  I've had bad experience with
Mallory.

Jim Gray

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