Ybnormal

My 81 has just been started after sitting for a year during the interior restro. Now that I have it running I'm chaising a miss. Everything is new plugs, wires, cap and coil so I have worked my way to the distrib pick-up or MSD box. The distrib has 8 magnetic pointed spikes on it and 8 pointed spikes that rotate inside of that. There are two wires hooked up to the pick-up that I would like to check to see if they are working correctly and eliminate that before moving on to the MSD box. Is there a way to check the pick-up to make sure it is working correctly? Also is there a way to check the MSD box to see if it is the source of the miss?

Thanks,
YBnormal...drive a vette

brydell

To check the pickup module, you need an ohm meter. A good pickup will read between 400 and 1300 ohms. I believe the pickup unit is the most likely component of the system to fail. There is some helpful info on Trouble-Shooting at: www.msdignition.com.