I just bought the MSD 8383 dist and a MSD coil. In the installation instruction and on the pictures on MSD webb site there is 3 wires, red, black and orange, no problems with that but then there is one green outside the socket and not showed in the instructions or pictures. Das anyone know what the green wire should go to.

Nonne

Bernt, South Sweden. 1956 Victoria 2 Door Hardtop

I just installed a 8383 on my 56. It only has three wires coming out of the housing red,orange and black. Do you also have a green wire coming out of the distributor housing?

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

If you look at the instructions for the 8503 289 302 e-curve dist it does have a separate green wire that is for the tach. Could you have the wrong dist? Maybe this is a new addition to the 8383 but I don't know why they would need it.

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

Does MSD have a tech line? If so, I would call it

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I sent a mail to MSD and waiting for answer. Yes, there is a green wire coming out from the dist. I check that one to 302 and this has the same green wire coming out from the same place but what i can se on that dist the cap is mounted with hooks and on mine there is screws. Anyway, it's fits perfect in the engine.

Thank's

BTW. on it's way to Sweden right now is a new gaugh bezel or instrument dash or what ever the right name is from EZ wiring to my 56 Victoria, have anyone tried that one.

Nonne

Bernt, South Sweden. 1956 Victoria 2 Door Hardtop

No green wire in this one

http://www.jegs.com/InstallationInstructions/100/121/121-8383.pdf

We have one MSD for Y too, but it sits outside in the dark and in the snow bank, so I'm not going to check it out

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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I got answer from MSD: The new version modules in the ready to run distributors will have a green wire or lately a grey wire. That is tach output as well as the means to program the rev. limiter found on that module.

So, now i have to buy a tach and put the rev limiter on 8200 rpm.

Nonne

Bernt, South Sweden. 1956 Victoria 2 Door Hardtop

Good for you Nonne, you have came to the 20th century... Hi Tech is here, so why not to use it?

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Seppo, as things looks today we need to rebuilt everything to snowmobiles

Nonne

Bernt, South Sweden. 1956 Victoria 2 Door Hardtop

Jep, something like this but with Y-block

http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/01/22/insanity-on-ice-unlimited-sleds-of-the-golden-age-of-snowmobile-speed-runs-with-video/

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
www.hollowheads.net (just click the hole in the head to proceed)