ksurfer2
Well-Known Member
I have installed a MSD 6AL Programmable unit in my car, replacing a standard MSD6AL. My distributor is locked and I dropped the dizzy in at 38* advanced with the rotor lined up to the #1 cylinder. broke out the laptop and created a curve that started at 25* (pulling 13* of timing) at 0 rpm and ramped up to 35* (pulling 3* of timing) at 1000 rpm and stayed at that level until the 7500 rpm rev limit. My idle speed is 1100rpm. When I started the car it fired quickly and idled fine. To confirm the timing, I pulled out a timing light. I found that the engine was at 25* at idle and would not advance with more throttle. I checked all the wiring. I have the main power and grounds run directly to the battery (as per instructions) and have a solid 12.6 volts at the unit. I have also confirmed 12v coming from the small 12v switched red wire. The orange and black wires are run to the coil as per directions and the green and violet wires are going to my pro-billet distributor (as per directions). The grey wire is feeding my tach and shift light. I am using an Autometer Level II shift light that displays rpm as well. After starting, the regular tach would read rpm properly, but the shift light rpm was all over the place...up to 3,000-5,000 rpm when at idle or just above. Also, when the engine was not running the shift light was displaying 410 in the rpm read out.
What I cannot find confirmation of is when the LED should be lit and when (and how often) it should blink. When I turn the ignition switch on, the LED blinks twice and then goes out.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
What I cannot find confirmation of is when the LED should be lit and when (and how often) it should blink. When I turn the ignition switch on, the LED blinks twice and then goes out.
Any suggestions are appreciated.