[DeTomaso] smoke

Sun Oct 9 21:02:27 EDT 2011

where is your MSD box and how is it mounted?

Michael
On Oct 9, 2011 8:50 PM, "SEL" <edlebby at yahoo.com> wrote:

> so i found the MSD version of the oil-less coil - their part number 8222 -
> put it in on Friday - worked like a charm - and no smoke
>
> so today took a drive south to meet LIPC member Bob Levitt to drive to the
> ocean road - first issue is that about a mile from his house, the cabin
> started to fill with something akin to steam ... or if it was smoke, it
> didn't smell like the result of burning - i smelled the sweet scent of
> radiator fluid - so assuming i have a leak somewhere that burned off when it
> hit somthing else hot - assume it must be under the cabin or forward of the
> cabin - will have to chase that down
>
>  second issue, once again after stopping at bob's house, i couldn't get the
> car to start - we tried a bunch of things - what seemed to work was jiggling
> the white wire that comes out of the bottom of the MSD box (model 6AL) as
> that got the car going again and got me home - but something still isn't
> right - ARRGHH
>
> thanks to Bob for a lot of help getting me going and following me home in
> case trouble surfaced again - he is emblamatic of what makes our marque
> great...the people associated with it
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "JDeRyke at aol.com" <JDeRyke at aol.com>
> To: edlebby at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Monday, October 3, 2011 1:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] smoke
>
>
> In a message dated 10/3/11 9:29:27 AM, edlebby at yahoo.com writes:
>
> Jack - is this an example of the kind of e-coil to which you are referring?
>
> Yes- although thats a more expensive type; a stock Ford e-coil repackaged
> in an aluminum heat-sink and given a fancy name. A nice heat sink is a good
> idea, though- they get pretty hot. It's just that they don't fail from
> overheat rupturing the insulating case, lose oil so the windings short, but
> it IS possible to fail an e-coil, too. Stock GM HEI's also use e-coils and
> some are remote-mounted rather than the built-in-the-cap types. You should
> try to match the coil outputs to whatever ignition you're using, just as you
> do with can-of-oil coils, too. Good luck- J Deryke
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