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i miss my dust cover for my distributor..found my miss

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Old 05-13-2006, 07:15 PM
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Default i miss my dust cover for my distributor..found my miss

...i popped my cap,and whooa!....corrosion city...the build up was so bad it took me a half an hour to clean/scrape it of..

anybody else have a msd dis. that gets corroded?....anybody have a dust boot?...


oh well my miss is gone,and now if i can get my idle straightened out[&:]


thought i'd share my find
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Old 05-13-2006, 09:09 PM
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My stock dizzy sems to get moisture under it without the cover. I have my boot still thou
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Old 05-13-2006, 09:27 PM
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...i popped my cap,and whooa!....corrosion city...the build up was so bad it took me a half an hour to clean/scrape it of..

anybody else have a msd dis. that gets corroded?....anybody have a dust boot?...


oh well my miss is gone,and now if i can get my idle straightened out[&:]


thought i'd share my find
yep... in fact, mine was so fuked up that i had no spark advance... my mechanic had to tear it apart an clean it up... [&:]
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Old 05-13-2006, 10:15 PM
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i guess msd owners need to keep a close eye on it huh?
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Old 05-13-2006, 10:18 PM
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MSD has been having some of their dizzy's made in China. I bought a Pro Comp on that basis alone.
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Old 05-13-2006, 10:21 PM
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well between rain and sitting on my shelf for almost a month.when i was rebuilding it. i probably could have prevented this.
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