What do i need to get distributor working in old car?

[cjmatt]

Ive got this 88 Notch that was converted over to a carb, V8. Its got a 351W in it with a Duraspark distributor in it that needs to be wired up. From what I remember from my jeep days, there needed to be some sort of timing box right?

The car has an MSD-6AL on it also, I dont just wire the distributor right to the harness on the MSD and call it good right? doesnt it have to get wired thru something else first? I thought the distributor went to a box that had a wire that triggered the MSD which was then wired to the coil.

 

[notch92408]

i beileve u wire it to distr thts what a msd box is a sprk unit

 

[BigWheelinBubba]

I'm kind of rusty on this topic but if memory serves me correct the white wire on the MSD is the trigger wire that gets its signal from the distributor.

 

[notch92408]

thought the white wire was like i kill switch?

 

[85GTVince]

This should help....

And if you need the stock tach to work....

--Vince

 

[cjmatt]

yeah I basically knew I needed to hook it up like the first diagram, I just wasnt sure what to do with the original coil connector as I dont have one. So that C+ wire is just an ignition +12V?