Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
[Re: CMcAllister]
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Gxt the parent company of Ferret went out of business in 2017. I wonder if anyone bought the timing light part of their business. Looks like a Ferret 80 to me. That's the reason I wondered if they were still around but owned by someone else. Maybe Msd.
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Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
[Re: justinp61]
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My 45 year old craftsman works fine with MSD ignition. It will give you a little shock if you get your body on a good ground though. LOL Yep, been there, done that
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Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
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My two issues with Flaming River is they are not bright and didn’t last long.
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Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
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My two issues with Flaming River is they are not bright and didn’t last long. Maybe I got lucky and got a good one Anyone else on here have issues with theirs ?
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Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
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Still using my 30+ year old Snap-on dial timing light . Always has works with my MSD ignitions . Gary Same here Never had any issues with my old snappy unit on any type of ignition. Gus
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Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
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Never had an issue with eother of my flaming river guns. Yes they are not the brightest for sure but work fine. We also have a backup dial back gun that reads the same as the flaming river one does.
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Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
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Had my eye out for a new/mint Ferret 80 for awhile now to add to my collection. The advance/RPM style lights are common. The straight 80s, not so much. Reading this thread reminded me to go nose around.
Ferrets were made and sold for private labels back in the day (Mac, Cornwell and others) as well as under their own name. Some folks don't know what they have.
Scored this mint/new Ferret 80, labeled for Mac, looks to be unused, for the price of a couple of Happy Meals.
Everything in the driveway is coil-on-plug and no race cars running, so we will test it later.
They are out there...
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Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
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Still using my 30+ year old Snap-on dial timing light . Always has works with my MSD ignitions . Gary Ditto. Mine's not a dial-back, though. I just use a timing tape.
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Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
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I have two old Craftsman lights that are 25+ years old. One is a dial back and the other isn't...both work w/ my MSD ignitions.
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Re: Timing light that works with MSD ignition
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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I've burnt up a lot of the older early )1960 up to the mid 1990s) Craftsmen timing lights years ago, not recently though Maybe they finally figure out how to make them live with todays racing ignitions I bought and have used the small D cell battery powered Flaming River timing lights also, mine may be getting dimmer or my eyesight is getting worse.
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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