[DeTomaso] Happy for 50 miles or so then not

[Boyd Casey]

Most ( or many) speed shops that sell MSD components have a display set up
that can be used to compare other ignition components to MSD OR TO TEST MSD
components. See if one of your local shops has this and then pull your MSD
box and coil and bring them in. UP here in NY they will test it for free. I
carry a spare MSD 6AL because they are infamous for going bad ( I have also
had coils crap ) and an intermittently bad solenoid.
Boyd
On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, Mikael wrote:

> To narrow it down on being either spark or fuel issue, pull a plug when it
> does it. Dark, spark issue, light, fuel issue. Had similar issue on Camaro
> long ago, was a big piece of dirt in the Rochester that occasionally flowed
> over to partly blog one jet****
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> Mvh/Regards****
>
> Mikael****
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> +45 31770747****
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> mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk');>****
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> *Fra:* Charles McCall [mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com <javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'charlesmccall at gmail.com');>]
> *Sendt:* 29. oktober 2013 19:05
> *Til:* MikeLDrew at aol.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'MikeLDrew at aol.com');>;
> robpink2012 at gmail.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'robpink2012 at gmail.com');>; detomaso at poca.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'detomaso at poca.com');>
> *Emne:* Re: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Happy for 50 miles or so then not****
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> I’m one more person who had weird and intermittent engine problems that
> were traced to a 12 year old MSD box.****
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> I mounted a spare I had and the problem went away. I sent the original to
> MSD, they did a diagnosis and repaired what was wrong for about $40. ****
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> If you can borrow a spare MSD it is fairly easy to swap on. My box is not
> hard mounted anywhere, but is loose behind the passenger seat. It doesn’t
> move, nor suffer from heat or vibration. The last one lasted 12 years that
> way ;-) ****
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> Charles McCall
> Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323****
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> *From:* DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com <javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'detomaso-bounces at poca.com');>] *On Behalf Of *MikeLDrew at aol.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'MikeLDrew at aol.com');>
> *Sent:* martes, 29 de octubre de 2013 18:56
> *To:* robpink2012 at gmail.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'robpink2012 at gmail.com');>; detomaso at poca.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'detomaso at poca.com');>
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Happy for 50 miles or so then not****
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> In a message dated 10/29/13 5 47 39, robpink2012 at gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'robpink2012 at gmail.com');>writes:
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> ****
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> I have an MSD ignition system.****
>
>
>
> >>>My Pantera had its MSD box mounted incorrectly (it was hard-mounted to
> the car, not using the rubber isolators that MSD includes).  It worked fine
> for a few years, but then started acting up like yours did.  That didn't
> last long though--just a few minutes, and then it quit completely.
>
> Something vibrated loose inside the box.  I bought a new one, sent the old
> one in for analysis and MSD fixed it for $35 so now I have a spare.
>
> New one is rubber-mounted and has been perfect ever since.
>
> YMMV....
>
> Mike****
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