MSD - 6A QC
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02/02/13 12:19 AM
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Hey ya'll.... Curious on something.. Just finished priming the engine. Before we give it the initial heave-ho, I want to make sure the ignition is ready to go. The ignition is a MSD-6A and the wiring was pretty straight forward and I believe I have that fine. What are the normal testing steps to make sure things are squared away before we attempt to fire up the motor for the 1st time. It is in a '71 E-body, 440........
Thanks in advance.. Troy
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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Re: MSD - 6A QC
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02/02/13 01:49 AM
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Plug a spare dist into the eng harness. Have the coil wire (dist end) held 1/4" from a ground. Key on (ign1). spin the dist shaft with your free hand & see if the coil wire sparks. Pull the yellow "ign" wire from the starter relay to disable the starter & repeat the test in "start" to see if it's getting fire in ign2 (crank). I'd set your initial to 10( mild cam) & 15 (wild cam) & set the magnet dead even with the reluctor. On an unrelated note read "breakin secrets" at www.mototuneusa.com
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Re: MSD - 6A QC
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02/02/13 12:35 PM
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Thanks. But I don't have a spare distributor. The harness for the distributor is unique to the MSD-6A system.
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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Re: MSD - 6A QC
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02/02/13 07:55 PM
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No go.. I have voltage to the ballast resistor ( which really isn't one, I took out the coil and replaced it with a 14/gauge wire, 12 v in, 12v out ). I have voltage to the + side of the coil as well with ignition 1 on. Try to crank it, no juice out the coil wire to the distributor. The coil was warm to the touch when I replaced it with a known good coil. Sooooooo, I'm at a lose with the dang thing. I spoke to a friend who has put many in Mopars and my wiring is correct.
1. Big red > positive battery 2. Big black > negative battery 3. small red > ignition 1 ( ballast resistor ) 4. white wire > no where, not needed 5. orange wire > positive coil 6. small black > negative coil
The distributor lead (magnetic pickup) goes from the control box to the distributor with supplied harness in box.
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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Re: MSD - 6A QC
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02/02/13 10:08 PM
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I have voltage to the + side of the coil as well with ignition 1 on. Try to crank it, no juice out the coil wire to the distributor. The coil was warm to the touch when I replaced it with a known good coil.
See if the coil positive primary terminal has fire in ign2 "crank". If good there with the key turned to crank, hold it there & first take off any/all wires from the coil negative primary terminal & make/break the negative primary terminal (not the wire you removed from the terminal) to ground with a jumper wire with alligator clips & see if this makes the coil secondary wire (dist end) held 1/4" from ground spark & if it does then the coil is good (A coil can test good when cold then weak out when hot but for now we'll k.i.s.s.). Since the coil is hot then current is passing in/thru/out the primary circuit of it (it's grounded). If all the above checks out I'd say the MSD ain't opening the coil neg primary circuit & it's permanently grounded which as you know when it opens is what makes the coil secondary side of the coil fire. Can take off the yellow "ign" wire from the starter relay during this as to not run the batt down & we know the starter circuit is good. MSD is shot. EDIT unless the dist ain't triggering the MSD.
Last edited by RapidRobert; 02/02/13 10:37 PM.
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Re: MSD - 6A QC
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02/02/13 11:45 PM
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if you wired everything per the instructions then you're overstressing. crank it up!
That's what I tried to do....... That's what lead to the discovery of no spark....
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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Re: MSD - 6A QC
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02/03/13 01:17 AM
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Figured it out.... Well, with the combination of the MSD installation pdf file I found online (reflecting the Chrysler electronic ignition system, not the points which this car started life with). Well, I didn't know I needed to remove the brown 12v feed at the +-side of the coil, I thought I would keep that there and place the orange + wire of the MSD harness there. Well, apparently leaving the brown OEM wire grounds the MSD system. I removed the brown + wire and sure enough, LOTS of spark coming out of the coil lead to the distributor. So, I'll wait till my buddy arrives tomorrow before the game and we'll attempt to fire her up. Don't wanna do it without him...... So ends the night with one less thing to stress out over since I was able to solve it... Thanks all in guiding me to my process of elimination and discovery.
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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