Theo, I used the Mallory magnetic distr with vac advance and the MSD6AL,
and no problems. I did have to use the magnetic MSD tach adapter to get
the rebuilt tach to work, but other wise no problems with the wires.
I'm not sure I answered your question, but here it is.
Larry
"Smit, Theo" wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Has anyone had any cross-fire problems using the old-style (small)
> distributor cap with an MSD type system? I'm just curious, I haven't
> completed installing all the various bits and pieces for my MSD 6AL, and
> figured I could kill two birds with one stone by substituting a
> reluctor-type (magnetic sensor) distributor with vac advance for the Mallory
> Unilite mechanical-only distributor that's in the car. Unfortunately the
> Duraspark distributor uses the big cap, and I think things would look better
> if I could substitute an earlier cap/rotor combination. So, first of all, do
> the earlier small caps fit on the later distributor bodies? Second, will we
> have a crossfire problem due to the terminals being too close together for
> the voltage put out by the MSD amp/coil combination? For the moment, assume
> that the plugs and wires are in good shape...
>
> Regards,
> Theo Smit
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