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MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR #1332743 11/09/12 02:10 PM 11/09/12 02:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey J jamesc OP master
jamesc OP master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey	i'm not impressed and i know many others have had similar problems. first off the internals seem to digest themselves at a pretty good rate. every time i opened it in the past it was rusted to no end. i finally ended up glass beading it and spraying it with a machine storing compound. yes i know it could be from or made worse by ozone. having said that the bloody caps seem to last about four runs. i mean the carbon post in the center that the rotor makes contact with must be the softest stuff they can find. seriously i bet some of these don't last 50 runs, it seems any time i take the cap off for whatever reason the carbon is pretty much gone. i'm not using some lightning bolt ignition either just an old holley. anyone else notice the carbons disappearing?

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: jamesc] #1332744 11/09/12 02:42 PM 11/09/12 02:42 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 341 Highland beach Fl P poisondart2 enthusiast
poisondart2 enthusiast P Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 341 Highland beach Fl	Must be the weather as I have never had any problem with them and did you sell your dragster?

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: poisondart2] #1332745 11/09/12 02:46 PM 11/09/12 02:46 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,225 Charleston S sixpackgut Drag Week Mod Champion
sixpackgut Drag Week Mod Champion S Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,225 Charleston	I have been beat over the head because of my constant bashing of the MSD dist so It must be your fault because only a few people ever have a problem Gen 3 power 6.22@110, 9.85@135 Follow @g3hemiswap on instagram performance only racing, CRT, ultimate converter, superior design concepts, ThumperCarbs

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: sixpackgut] #1332746 11/09/12 02:50 PM 11/09/12 02:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 341 Highland beach Fl P poisondart2 enthusiast
poisondart2 enthusiast P Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 341 Highland beach Fl	Quote: I have been beat over the head because of my constant bashing of the MSD dist so It must be your fault because only a few people ever have a problem And what dist are you using Ray ?

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: poisondart2] #1332747 11/09/12 02:54 PM 11/09/12 02:54 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,225 Charleston S sixpackgut Drag Week Mod Champion
sixpackgut Drag Week Mod Champion S Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,225 Charleston	stock mopar one but the firecore use the same pieces as mine and if I was in the market I would buy a Firecore Gen 3 power 6.22@110, 9.85@135 Follow @g3hemiswap on instagram performance only racing, CRT, ultimate converter, superior design concepts, ThumperCarbs

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: sixpackgut] #1332748 11/09/12 03:09 PM 11/09/12 03:09 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 341 Highland beach Fl P poisondart2 enthusiast
poisondart2 enthusiast P Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 341 Highland beach Fl	Well the reason I say it may be the weather is most complain of condensation and I have never found that problem as the temps here dont change as drastic as up north. My newest cap is probably 6 years old. i was looking at a firecore yesterday in a guys car and really dont see much difference in it and the MSD looks nicer in my opinon although I due use Firecore wires just like anything else some have no problems others have many problems with the same item

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: poisondart2] #1332749 11/09/12 03:14 PM 11/09/12 03:14 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 860 lancaster,california johnnycuda super stock
johnnycuda super stock Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 860 lancaster,california	I haven't had any problems with mine,and I drive mine quite a bit as well as run it occasionally,in the 10 years its been installed,I've only put 2 cap/rotors on it,and there wasn't a issue,was just doing maintenance. 1970 'Cuda,Lime Light,499 Indy S/R's 10.70's @125,street driven ALOT! 1966 Barracuda 360,now a 5spd,Hemi Orange,Hot Rod Air, New daily driver-2003 Ram 2500 Cummins 5.9 '69 Valiant 2-dr, sleeper! New project---1938 Dodge truck, plan is a 360 with a A500, AC, Calvert rear susp., rack and pinion front with coils.

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: johnnycuda] #1332750 11/09/12 05:04 PM 11/09/12 05:04 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,169 Virginia Beach, VA O Old School super stock
Old School super stock O Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,169 Virginia Beach, VA	i was taking one of my pro billets apart to change the adv. limit bushing. i noticed the bearings say " MADE IN CHINIA " wtf........ 68 cuda formula S 588" bb 5sp 70 CUDA CONVERT 500" 5SP (SUBLIME) 70 CUDA CONVERT 500" 5SP (PLUMCRAZY):TOO MUCH HORSEPOWER, IS ALMOST ENOUGH!

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: jamesc] #1332751 11/09/12 06:32 PM 11/09/12 06:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,142 Central New York slippery440 Crybaby440
slippery440 Crybaby440 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,142 Central New York	Quote: i'm not impressed and i know many others have had similar problems. first off the internals seem to digest themselves at a pretty good rate. every time i opened it in the past it was rusted to no end. i finally ended up glass beading it and spraying it with a machine storing compound. yes i know it could be from or made worse by ozone. having said that the bloody caps seem to last about four runs. i mean the carbon post in the center that the rotor makes contact with must be the softest stuff they can find. seriously i bet some of these don't last 50 runs, it seems any time i take the cap off for whatever reason the carbon is pretty much gone. i'm not using some lightning bolt ignition either just an old holley. anyone else notice the carbons disappearing? Yep same here. Every year its totally rust crap. If the MODS did their job I would not be hitting the notify MOD button. LOL

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: slippery440] #1332752 11/09/12 07:40 PM 11/09/12 07:40 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,091 Delray beach, Florida P Performance Only top fuel
Performance Only top fuel P Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,091 Delray beach, Florida	I just spray a some dielectric grease on the inside to solve the rust problem. as far as the center carbon wearing out, i've never had that happen. I would say better that 90% of the engines that go out of here have MSD distributors in them. machine shop owner and engine builder

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: Performance Only] #1332753 11/09/12 07:51 PM 11/09/12 07:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey J jamesc OP master
jamesc OP master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey	yea Dan after i cleaned it and coated it the corrosion hasn't been an issue but the center carbon wear has been just terrible. i don't use it for timing as i use a crank trigger but i always set the distributor timing as well so i can just plug it in if for some reason the CT pickup fails and i don't have time to replace it

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: jamesc] #1332754 11/09/12 09:05 PM 11/09/12 09:05 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 331 Cincinnati Oh F fasthawk6 enthusiast
fasthawk6 enthusiast F Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 331 Cincinnati Oh	I run a standard cap that orginally fits a gm points car from the 60's{302 camaro /327 vette} on my msd pro billet dist. 7455733-dart.jpg (158 downloads)

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: fasthawk6] #1332755 11/09/12 09:18 PM 11/09/12 09:18 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 702 OZ C CRIKEY super gas
CRIKEY super gas C Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 702 OZ	We see this with every MSD dist we have to fit, Check your cap has a vent cap, HI humidity is def a problem with accelerating the corrosion problem, that along with guys that wash their engine bays down. We only seem to see this problem with MSD Our local MSD importer refuses any WARRANTY support. I had to purchase the replaceable cap POSTS direct from a supplier over therein the US. I know its not made in the USA anymore, but I dont think this is the problem.

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: jamesc] #1332756 11/09/12 09:37 PM 11/09/12 09:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,039 Mt Morris Michigan mopar dave master
mopar dave master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,039 Mt Morris Michigan	Had plenty of trouble with their distributor retarding timing. Fixed it with a crank trigger install. Msd told me their distributor would not pull out timing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: jamesc] #1332757 11/09/12 11:12 PM 11/09/12 11:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,363 Marion, South Carolina [><] an8sec70cuda I Live Here
an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,363 Marion, South Carolina [><]	I'm starting to think that maybe I should change my cap and rotor. I have an MSD pro billet distributor, been running it for around 10 years and never changed either one. Still runs good. I'm not being a smartazz, I know some have issues w/ them. Mine looks rusty under the cap, but it runs great. Might as well put on a new cap and rotor while I'm freshening up the motor. CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: poisondart2] #1332758 11/09/12 11:27 PM 11/09/12 11:27 PM
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Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: Must be the weather as I have never had any problem with them and did you sell your dragster? [/quote I agree about the weather deal as mine last several years not passes.........just another reason why California rocks........ 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: an8sec70cuda] #1332759 11/10/12 12:01 AM 11/10/12 12:01 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,169 Virginia Beach, VA O Old School super stock
Old School super stock O Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,169 Virginia Beach, VA	Quote: I'm starting to think that maybe I should change my cap and rotor. I have an MSD pro billet distributor, been running it for around 10 years and never changed either one. Still runs good. I'm not being a smartazz, I know some have issues w/ them. Mine looks rusty under the cap, but it runs great. Might as well put on a new cap and rotor while I'm freshening up the motor. chip,if your motor is apart, how do your ez roll lifters look? i just got a set for my 580. are you going to rebuild them? how many street miles do you have on them? thanks, brian 68 cuda formula S 588" bb 5sp 70 CUDA CONVERT 500" 5SP (SUBLIME) 70 CUDA CONVERT 500" 5SP (PLUMCRAZY):TOO MUCH HORSEPOWER, IS ALMOST ENOUGH!

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: jamesc] #1332760 11/10/12 12:23 AM 11/10/12 12:23 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,454 Glendora Ca. J Just-a-dart pro stock
Just-a-dart pro stock J Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,454 Glendora Ca.	anyone else notice the carbons disappearing? Yes for me 2 caps a year 200 passes or so plus some driving. I think a larger plug gap makes it worse. Had 1 flat gone. "Just a Bracket car dressed up like a streetcar"

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: poisondart2] #1332761 11/10/12 01:38 AM 11/10/12 01:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey J jamesc OP master
jamesc OP master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey	Quote: Must be the weather as I have never had any problem with them and did you sell your dragster? no didn't sell it, just winterized it the other day.

Re: MSD pro billet distributors and caps GRRRR [Re: jamesc] #1332762 11/10/12 09:15 AM 11/10/12 09:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio ProSport I Live Here
ProSport I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,918 Akron, Ohio	Weird, I ran the MSD pro billet for years with no problems. 1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual

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