[DeTomaso] MSD Distributors

[Ed Pike]

Eric,

I had that problem and my solution was to raise the engine screen at the back window and angle it down to the decklid. The screen at the window will sit on top of the window robber and I used spacers and screws and wing nuts to hold the screen in place. I don't have any pictures to send you because this past winter I added a dogbone air cleaner and did away with the screen  (another solution) . The dogbone air cleaner does a good job of filling most of the space .

Ed...

On Mon Jun 6th, 2011 6:24 PM EDT Erik Anderson wrote:

>Sorry, I guess it's the engine screen (not the bulkhead cover) that can't go on due to the 8477 being 3 inches taller than my old distributor. That makes sense. 
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>I'm going to see it tomorrow. If anyone out there is running an MSD distributor, please drop me a line and let me know what model you went with and whether it still allowed for the engine screen to pop back in without issue. 
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>Thanks,
>EA
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>From: Erik Anderson 
>To: 'MikeLDrew at aol.com' <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; 'detomaso at realbig.com' <detomaso at realbig.com> 
>Sent: Mon Jun 06 15:24:50 2011
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] MSD Distributors 
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>Hey Mike and others ... 
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>I am having the MSD 8477 dropped in today and it's 3 inches taller than my Motocraft. The speed shop is saying that the bulkhead hatch won't be able to seal. 
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>Has anyone else had this issue?
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>I did think the 8477 looked a little tall ...
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>Thanks,
>EA
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>From: MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com> 
>To: Erik Anderson; detomaso at realbig.com <detomaso at realbig.com> 
>Sent: Fri Apr 22 18:47:41 2011
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] MSD Distributors 
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>In a message dated 4/22/11 16 08 38, eanderson at geotracinternational.com writes:
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>	Thanks a ton, Mike.  The MSD #8477 seems like the one I need.  The #8350 has some different wiring (read: not plug-n-play like the #8477).
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>	I’ll keep you posted …
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>Uh...no.
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>If you don't already have an MSD box, then your car won't run with an 8477.  You'll have to buy an MSD box to go with it, and do a bunch of wiring.  The 8350 is the plug-and-play distributor that only has three wires, and just drops in.
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>Mike
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