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Old 12-05-2009, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by FatBoy View Post
I'm sure this shouldn't happen, what's wrong?
I have and MSD 6AL and an MSD Pro Billet distributor.
I've had this happen to me to me for decades. I learned many, many years ago that when you adjust the timing it's best to put on one of those yellow Playtex gloves that your wife probably has under the kitchen sink. Even when your wires and cap are pristine, you can still get a nice shock from moving your distributor -- especially in the summer when your hand is covered in sweat and offers up a nice potential for all the juice that's flowing through there. Not having a vac. advance (like most of us) just makes it more likely to get a shock because you have to engulf your hand around the cap to move it.
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