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Originally Posted by RICK LAKE
Silverback51 Do you have a number and time to call you at this will take way too long from start to finish to write about this. Did the car run OK after the rebuild?? With the timing that far off, Is it possible the timing chain jumped a tooth or was not setup for cam and crank shaft timing. I you want to talk 732-254-3536 est time in the evenings. You could have a bad ground or power feed to the MSD system. If you have a new distributor install it and see if the same problem happens. Check to make sure the timing weights are moving inside and not locked out. Make sure the MSD was installed as per directions with power and ground going to the battery direct at a main connection. It could be a bad coil, the more load on the ign system it breaks down. I have heard and seen a couple of MSD coils crap out. Good luck Rick L. Get a spark tester to check for spark. with an MSD it should jump 1" and be bright. BECAREFULL THAT THING CAN KILL YOU WITH THE AMPS THEY PUT OUT. Rick L.
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I forgot to mention that the coil, cap and rotor are all new also.
The MSD box is not hooked up to the battery. It picks up the positive power at the starter solinoid, and the negative is to a bolt in the back of the head. That is the way it was wired when I bought it, and it ran fine at that time.
I may do a quick patch wire job tomorrow to the battery and see if that makes a difference.
I have always hated electrical problems. It's frustrating as hell.
Thanks for the suggestions. I will check out a couple things and if no changes I will give you a call.
Thanks again.