no spark from MSD and no RPM

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tewbert
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no spark from MSD and no RPM

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I pulled my MS (MSII ver 2.2 w/ relay board) from a running car, upgraded to the 2.886 code, added a flyback board and reinstalled. Now I get no rpm in megatune and no spark from the msd (which tested good). I'm running a stock Nissan optical distributor and have changed nothing from the original wiring. Don't quite no where to go from here.
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Re: no spark from MSD and no RPM

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After talking with Peter Florance, I also confirmed the white wire from the MSD is connected to pin 11 (relay box) pin 36 on the MS and the wire going to the dizzy is connected to pin 15 (relay board) or pin 24 on the MS. While cranking, megatune shows "not cranking" on the main page.
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Re: no spark from MSD and no RPM

Post by tewbert »

Answered my own question. Under advanced ignition settings, "somehow?" the trigger wheel tooth setting had 36 and since I'm not using one, I reentered 0 and it started right up. Sorry, for bothering, guess it helped to think out loud.
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