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Old 09-15-2013, 02:55 PM
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I burned up my coil and replaced it. the coil is good but I can't get a spark in it. I hooked up a line from my battery to the positive side and cranked it. good spark and engine kicks over. I am running Edelbrock pro flo 2 EFI with MSD parts. Looks like all fuses are good. Any Ideas
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Control box may be fried.
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What distributor is being used, what ignition box?
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some of the things we have learned about burn up coil, MSD boxes, magnetic pickups


oil filled coil need to be mounted vertical

bad alternators can burn up coils, pickups, MSD boxes

MSD will rebuild a box for less than $80, most of the time.

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both are MSD units.
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found the problem, bad relay switch, back on the road
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Old 09-16-2013, 04:10 PM
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Interesting.... Was it the Start Inhibit relay that went bad?
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