Hey does the MSD 6 series ignition HATE cold? i try to start my car up and it takes a while for it to turn over. what can i use to insilate my ignition? would electrical tape around it work? or not? please help me its going to be cold all week here 50 and below. tomorrow 37, tuesday 38, ect... PLEASE HELP

 

anyone?

 

i have the digital 6+ and don't have any problems. does your ignition have a start retard on it. mine does and it would start funny when really cold or hot. as soon as i turned that feature off it worked fine no matter if it was below freezing or 100 degrees.

 

what does the start retard look like or where would it be on the ignition?

 

The MSD 6/6AL doesn't have a retard feature. If you're having a hard time starting in the cold, it sounds like you don't have all of your wiring correct as mine never has any problem.

 

well the thing is, is i don't know where the WHITE wire goes, i tried it on the ignition key wire that is black with white stripes, also on the distributor. it won't start at all if i have it hooked up there, we took it off and it started right up.....

i think what happened that made me think it wasn't starting when cold is, i had trouble starting it when i was on E for gas so that didn't help at all... but if someone can actually tell me where the white wire goes or make up a diagram for me, if that is the problem.

some guy said the white wire is just for the rev limiter so i don't really need it.

 

have u checked your ignition timing??? Sounds like its overadvanced.

 

duh???? i dunno how to check it... tell me how and i'll check on it. ???

 

Are you being sarcarstic? I'd just check ignition timing w/ a timing light and adjust accordingly, try not to run over 19 deg. ign. timing.

 

no that wasn't sarcastic, and i don't have any kind of tool to do all this ignition timing. or at least i don't think so.