Posted By: 1968RR
Mallory 6AL owners: 50 degrees initial timing! - 01/19/10 05:47 PM
So I recently installed a new ignition system in my car, and finally (FINALLY!) got my car running again yesterday. The problem: the engine would run unless the initial timing was somewhere between 40 and 55 degrees, and even then it wouldn't run well.
The solution: switching the +/- wires that go from my Mallory 6AL ignition box to my distributor.
Evidently, Mallory's instructions have a misprint and the wiring is backwards. My Summit receipt mentioned a misprint regarding Chrysler set-ups but the notice ended abruptly after the words "should read as follows". Thanks, Summit.
Anyway, I'm just posting this in case anyone buys a MSD or Mallory ignition box and runs into a similar situation.
The solution: switching the +/- wires that go from my Mallory 6AL ignition box to my distributor.
Evidently, Mallory's instructions have a misprint and the wiring is backwards. My Summit receipt mentioned a misprint regarding Chrysler set-ups but the notice ended abruptly after the words "should read as follows". Thanks, Summit.
Anyway, I'm just posting this in case anyone buys a MSD or Mallory ignition box and runs into a similar situation.