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| | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 56 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 56 | Check out our latest blog where we test an old MSD box we found at a swap meet and figure out that we can keep the points under the distributor but don't wear the points out anymore. http://v8tvshow.com/content/view/500/1/We have everything installed today, I'm waiting on a valve cover gasket before I can test it and see how it worked. I'll keep you posted.
You can take the girl off the farm, but you can't take the animals out of her truck. Watch the build of my 1954 Chevy at www.v8tvshow.com | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | I think I heard the gentleman say that when the points close, the full power of the coil goes through them to fire the plugs...huh!  That's where I quit watching so maybe I didn't get the full story. Stuart | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | I have now watched the entire clip. I don't think the gentleman narrating it fully understands the theory of the points style ignition and how the primary and secondary of the coil function...or I don't, which is a possibility!  Stuart | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 56 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 56 | Yes, that was a little misleading... I think he meant to say that the MSD box has its own power supply and capacitor inside to fire the coil, so the current draw on the distributor is much less, saving wear on the points. That capacitor in the MSD recharges quicker and supplies the coil with the proper voltage. Sorry for the confusion!
You can take the girl off the farm, but you can't take the animals out of her truck. Watch the build of my 1954 Chevy at www.v8tvshow.com | | |
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