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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 04:44 PM
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msd dizzy problems

I have an MSD pro billet dizzy(mechanical advance) on my 390. Since I've put it on I've had problems with corrosion on the inside of cap. i have drilled the holes msd suggested as well as runnning another ground wire. Is there anybody else who has had this problem?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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Yup. I've had the same problems. I switched to their vented cap and it seemed to help. I have not looked inside the cap since switching but the moisture related failures stopped.

I noticed burn marks or shorts in the cap material between posts. If you reused the cap and simply drilled some vents, you probably still have the shorts. I'd sugges getting a new vented cap and a new rotor.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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Thanks for the info. Was yours on a FE and if so do you know the Part #
 
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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 05:50 PM
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Yeah, it's an FE. Looking at my Summit orders, it's MSD Part number 8438.
 
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