Car no start with MSD box
07-03-2011, 03:50 PM
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Car no start with MSD box
My car had a problem and would not start. I bypassed the MSD box and it fired up and ran fine. Is there some way to check them to see if its still good?
07-08-2011, 01:20 PM
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Re: Car no start with MSD box
I realized I just changed the battery and the MSD box is connected directly to the battery. Might have missed hooking it back up. I will have to check that out. Does anyone know if there are alternate wiring options as far as where it can be hooked up?
07-23-2011, 05:59 PM
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Re: Car no start with MSD box
Not saying this is your problem, but just maybe something to try...
I have a Crane Hi 6 that did that a couple weeks after I installed it. Ran for a while then randomly stalled and wouldn't start. Then later it ran, then didn't again. It turned out that it wasn't compatable with the MSD blaster coil I had, so when I changed to a Crane coil, then it has been running over 10 years without a hiccup. In my case, anyway, it was the impedance of the coil that was borderline for the box to make the box try to protect itself, turn off, and give an error light.
I have a Crane Hi 6 that did that a couple weeks after I installed it. Ran for a while then randomly stalled and wouldn't start. Then later it ran, then didn't again. It turned out that it wasn't compatable with the MSD blaster coil I had, so when I changed to a Crane coil, then it has been running over 10 years without a hiccup. In my case, anyway, it was the impedance of the coil that was borderline for the box to make the box try to protect itself, turn off, and give an error light.
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