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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 07:53 AM
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I just swapped a b16a into 94' del sol si and i had MSD Ignition on the old engine and since th b16 has a internal coil and the ignition i had has a external it wont go so can i use the MSd 8292 distributor from the old SOHC engine should it work or not?
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 07:54 AM
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Default Re: Ignition Problems (mongoliandonuts)

No you cannot use the old distributor.
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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Default Re: Ignition Problems (Spade)

so I have to buy a new MSD distributor or what?
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 08:01 AM
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Default Re: Ignition Problems (mongoliandonuts)

forget about the msd stuff, just get a stock distro.
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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Default Re: Ignition Problems (xerox445)

I have the stock ditributor but the other part of the MSD ignition is External coil so how do i hook that up to the Stock distributor?
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Old Mar 2, 2004 | 08:22 AM
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anyone know how to do it hook the external coil plug into the internal distributor?
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Old Mar 3, 2004 | 06:16 AM
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to use the external coil i believe you need the MSD cap with the extra plug on it to plug the coil in.
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