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Marv D · 10-17-2009, 11:56 PM

I personally had 2 of them go over the hill and the first hint of a problem was a high rpm 'flutter', followed by spark scatter that drove me nuts. I would have just said I wasn't running a strong enough coil for the compression / cylinder pressures but we found the same thing in my buddy's 406. Around 5800-6000 it would start scattering, and dropping cylinders the rest of the pass. A new Mallory coil fixed his problem, I went to a HVC coil and not a hint of a problem since.

A little research and I heard many many stories of the same. I found the MSD Blaster 2 canister coil is made in Mexico, then shipped up here for the MSD packaging. It truly is a pig in a pretty dress.

Not that all things Hecho en Mexico has issues. Some of the most beautiful women in the world are from Latin America. Hell I should know, I married one! Wait a minute,, did I just say she didn't have 'issues' What was I thinking!!!!

10-17-2009, 11:56 PM	#42
Marv D Registered Truck Offender Join Date: May 2008 Location: hells training ground (aka Ariz) Posts: 3,118	Re: Engine Starves for Fuel When I Hit Second Gear I personally had 2 of them go over the hill and the first hint of a problem was a high rpm 'flutter', followed by spark scatter that drove me nuts. I would have just said I wasn't running a strong enough coil for the compression / cylinder pressures but we found the same thing in my buddy's 406. Around 5800-6000 it would start scattering, and dropping cylinders the rest of the pass. A new Mallory coil fixed his problem, I went to a HVC coil and not a hint of a problem since. A little research and I heard many many stories of the same. I found the MSD Blaster 2 canister coil is made in Mexico, then shipped up here for the MSD packaging. It truly is a pig in a pretty dress. Not that all things Hecho en Mexico has issues. Some of the most beautiful women in the world are from Latin America. Hell I should know, I married one! Wait a minute,, did I just say she didn't have 'issues' What was I thinking!!!! __________________ Still playin with trucks, even at my age! When you're dead, it's only a problem for the people around you, because you don't know you're dead. .....It's kinda the same when your STUPID. I just did my taxes and reviewed my SS statement. Thanks to the current administration it looks like I will only have to work till noon on the day of my funeral.