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Old 01-28-2005, 10:50 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by magnethead
well, since you have a MSD system, it's getting a low voltage from the battery to start with.

The engine starts off the bettery, and normally takes a split second for power to go from the alt to the battery, at which point the alternator is SOLELY powering the vechicle. Only if the alt goes out is the vechicle running off the battery.

Just some background info (most mechanics should know this before anything else).
I'm not sure what this means?
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