anyone with a carbed 87-93 5.0 using MSD ignition module

[Matts89LX5.0]

quick question, on the msd ignition module's magnetic pick up, there is a orange wire and a green wire. without using the extension/adaptor, if i splice right into the wires, which wires are they connected to on the vaccuum advance distributor wires? thanks in advance

 

[Matts89LX5.0]

anybody know any real tech on this forum or only which muffler is the best exhaust/ which gears....cmon people!!! I need REAL help with my car

 

[Matts89LX5.0]

real tech!!!! need help!!

 

[393Bird]

Go to MSD web site and select the model MSD you are talking about, and click on it to get full install instructions for each model car.

http://msdignition.com/downld1.htm

 

[Matts89LX5.0]

the reason i'm asking is i'm bypassing the adaptor that connects the msd module to the distributor and msd doesn't show that with the colors in the magnetic pick up....thanks for responding though

 

[crazypete]

I used to run an MSD al6 ignition and the 1985 ford distributor with a steel gear and lemme tell ya, it will "work" either way and you will not harm anything by having the wires backwards. After my MSD burned out (curses), I replaced it with a hi-6 and was left holding those 2 very same wires in my hand and scratching my head. So I just said oh well and hooked them up. The car will fire up (meaning you did everything else right) but it will idle super lopey and funny. Then swap the wires and it will run like a champ.

If my memory serves me correctly though:

distributor is orange, brown and black/ground.
Orange=green
brown=purple

 

[393Bird]

You did not indicate which MSD igition box you were trying to use. I have to guess that it is a MSD 6 type and a magnetic pickup type distributor. The vac advance has nothing to do with the wiring. "IF" this is what you are using, you use the Violet and green

 

[393Bird]

It tells you on page 5 and a connection chart on page 6. I have no idea what adapter you are talking about. All the needed connectors are included

 

[rd]

Are you asking which wires to a Duraspark dist are the signal wires? If that is the question, the purple and orange wires from the dist. The black is a ground for the Duraspark box.

 

[393Bird]

From MSD site:

Dist to MSD 6 wires