[DeTomaso] smoke

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Mine used to be there as well, after two water related failures, it now
lives up front in the trunk. Now mounted with tach adapter on steel plate
with 1" rubber isolator mounts, with quick change plugs , spare has them
too, can be swapped out in 15 min.  Something to consider, and save yourself
lots of $$.

Michael
On Oct 9, 2011 9:29 PM, "SEL" <edlebby at yahoo.com> wrote:

> MSD is mounted top right of firewall - there is a sheet metal platform
> bolted on the fire wall and the msd is mounted to that on four small "legs"
> (cylindrical spacers)
>
>  *From:* "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
> *To:* SEL <edlebby at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* "detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com>; "JDeRyke at aol.com" <
> JDeRyke at aol.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 9, 2011 9:02 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] smoke
>
>  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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