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MSD ignition woes part 2

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Old 10-17-04, 05:15 PM
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MSD ignition woes part 2

well i had ran my msd ignition through my ignitor for some time and just a couple days ago it went out completely. So i decide wth, ill use the green/purple wires. and bypass the ignitor. I do that and now i have no power to my leading coiil, but my traling coil works fine. any ideas anyone?
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the small red wire still needs 12 volts when the ignition turns on(this switches on the msd.....

i like using the ignitors to run the msd's because its a much stronger signal, thus no ignition crossfiring or missing , but the way you hooked it up , it will work too
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the only wires i changed between my ignitor setup and this were the white wire, and used the purple and green instead. So why stuff isnt working i dont know. Do i need to change somethign else?
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the msd install i very simple...

purple and green= mag pickup..... maybe you dont have one of the wires hooked up right

orange and black= to the coils... orange+ black-

small red= switched 12 volts...

big red= battery +

big ground= batt -

double check your mag pickup wiring, i bet thats it...
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purpl to green green to red corect? Maybe they just arent getting good enough connection
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