Recently I installed a Summit Street/Strip Coil, Summit Street/Strip Distributor, and a MSD 6AL Box in my 65 Mustang - 289 4v. When I went to set the timing, the car started at 10 BTDC after Static Tuning the dizzy. When I turned the car off, it would not start again until I rotated the Disitributor back to the starting point. The inductive timing light I have is of no use with the MSD box due to interference. I had a buddy who is much more advanced than I install a new double roller timing gear and chain. Still no luck. We are also just trying to static tune it at TDC. How do I set the time correctly for this setup? Could it be my distributor locking up for some reason? Also experiencing alot of blowback out of both valve covers. The car reads 53,000 miles and I am the third owner. VIN number states motor should be 200 6 cyl. but I have a 289 and a Fred Jones (Oklahoma) plate on the back of the trunk so I don't know if I have an orginal camshaft or something different. The engine plate states 65 289 but it is ford med blue like a 200-6. If it is a different cam, would my firing order be different and causing this problem. I am at a stand still. Please Help!!! Thanks!

 

Firing order is not your problem there are only two posiblitys for firing order 289/302 and 351W. I have a MSD6AL box with a MSD dist. I set the timing for full advance at 2500 rpm. I don't remember how much advance that was because I did about 8 years ago when I put it all in and havent had any problem since then.

 

i was able to get a baseline reading with my 6AL box...... i dunno if its right since its a multiple spark unit but i was able to get it[8D]

 

i have msd 6al+distributer and had no problem timing with my 40$ autozone gun

 

Just advance it until it runs at it's optimum performance. You can retard the timing if it starts hard or pings under load. Did you re-gap the plugs after the 6AL install? They should probably be gapped to 40-50. Start with 40. You need to keep an eye on the plugs too. If it burns lean richen the fuel mixture. You didn't mess with the valve adjustment so I'd concentrate on the above.
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I forgot to mention. When you are using the MSD box you must have spiral core spark plug wires.
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