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Old 10-03-2011, 09:23 AM   #4
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Default Re: msd dist problem.

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Originally Posted by rod View Post
well i now have another ing. problem
i just bought an early design msd chevy dist. this is used but very little. it was just out of a running engine. with my point dist, the engine starts like a stock engine [that is, it starts quick], and idles at 1100. i dropped in the electronic msd and dry timed it. it takes a lot of cranking to catch. and will not idle at less than 1900, and even then it labors. i set the total timing at 45.
i reversed the leads to the msd 6 [on a chance] reset the total, starts the same [hard] and still idles the same-high.
R&R the point dist, starts quick and idles at 1100.
ideas?
yes, the mechanical advance isn't setup correctly for your engine and can be easily fixed.
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