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Originally Posted by rokndad
Undy,
You have sharper eyes than I do. I just went all over the MSD website and couldn't find anything on gapping the magnetic pickup. I re-read both the instructions that came with my MSD distributor (P/N 8594), and those that came with the replacement trigger (P/N 84661). Nothing about setting a gap. There is some info in their recent bulletins about checking the impedance or resistance of the wires, but nothing I could see about proper gapping. Where exactly did you see this info?
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Their web site's info that I used was the MSD box and magnetic pick-up trouble shooting information. After the box tested fine then I went to the pick-up. It read 100% open with the ol' multi-meter. When I got the new magnetic pick-up (a couple months ago) there were detailed instructions (including gapping) in with the magnetic pick-up. It told of the RTV'ing it in place too. I used a set of feeler gauges to set mine. Pulling the distributor made it much easier too. If you mark rotor position and distributor position exactly you don't even have to put a timing light back on it either ... if your good.. (I used a timing light..
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As to MSD's quality.. I would think their magnetic pickups should last over 10,000 miles. This seems to be a relatively common failure too. The OEMs use the same/similar technology and their's (typically) last several hundred thousand miles ... and beyond.
Dave