Back on the road (finally!)...

[RedBarchetta]

This is (hopefully) the last of my three-part segment on my dying ignition/vapor-lock issue from several weeks ago.

I ultimately traced the problem to one of two sources: it was either the magnetic pick-up (a $16 part) on the MSD billet distributor, or a bad ground wire connection from the MSD box to the frame. I ended up having to re-crimp two connections on the ground wire. I plan to completely re-do this connection with soldered fasteners.

The MSD box was diagnostic checked at the factory (free - I learned it was still under warranty!) and it was fine. I ended up replacing the Blaster 2 coil, as well as the distributor cap and rotor while I had everything apart. At least now I have a spare coil on the shelf (I also bought a spare magnetic pick-up, too).

But one fixed problem has now led to another.....tach bounce. Never had this before, so I'll have to check the tach wire connections and go from there. All SPF's after #680 or so have the correct tach to work with MSD ignitions, so I don't believe I'll need some sort of ballast resistor. Lord, I can't stand electrical gremlins!!!

-Deano