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  • #31
    Alright, I finally found WTF a power tower was.

    WhyTF didn't the MSD guy say anything about it?

    Looks like $7 and I'll be in business.
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    AMSOIL dealer and window tinter.
    Trust me folks, you need www.auto-rx.com
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    • #32
      yup. it's even a pita to find the darn things in their printed catalogs. they want the honda/acura boys to buy their modded caps, not do the job for 7 bux. couldn't even find this things listed with jegs, advanced auto's computers wouldn't order one for some damn reason, but i finally found em with summit. i'll be hookin mine up tomorrow night. good bye overheating coil problems!
      Jesus is on my dashboard, But the Devil is under my hood
      1988 ford festiva...in limbo, apartments suck
      1995 Ford Aspire...in limbo, wow i need a garage
      2002 vw jetta wagon 2.0L, neuspeed p-flow 1994 Mercury cougar xr-7 v8, lowered, 18's

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      • #33
        I've noticed since i've did the k&n and other things if I push my car hard for to long it starts getting sluggish. If i slow down or shut it down for a bit it stops. I wonder if it's the coil overheating?
        91 rusty Festiva 260k

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        • #34
          yeah. thats what mine does. likes to do it on hills and such. coil over heats, module starts malfunctioning. for some reason if you turn off the ignition and flip it back on it'll usually start working correctly again...for a while. but i got my 2 power towers in the mail and i'm gonna pick up a spare cap to perform surgery on tomorrow.
          Jesus is on my dashboard, But the Devil is under my hood
          1988 ford festiva...in limbo, apartments suck
          1995 Ford Aspire...in limbo, wow i need a garage
          2002 vw jetta wagon 2.0L, neuspeed p-flow 1994 Mercury cougar xr-7 v8, lowered, 18's

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          • #35
            How much was a disty from picknpull? I think it's time to switch. I always save old caps so I already have one.
            91 rusty Festiva 260k

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            • #36
              Well get on it and get it figured out and take pics!

              I want to install this stuff soon. I ordered the power tower thing from summit so it should be here this week.
              www.dantheoilman.com
              AMSOIL dealer and window tinter.
              Trust me folks, you need www.auto-rx.com
              Go ahead and ask me why

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              • #37
                heh i ordered 2 and got a free hat! woohoo. not enougfh time to get it working this weekend so you might get first crack at it. i did get the cap modified...word of advice...use a drill press if you have one. i was too lazy to go out to the garage, and now i gotta get another cap and try again.
                Jesus is on my dashboard, But the Devil is under my hood
                1988 ford festiva...in limbo, apartments suck
                1995 Ford Aspire...in limbo, wow i need a garage
                2002 vw jetta wagon 2.0L, neuspeed p-flow 1994 Mercury cougar xr-7 v8, lowered, 18's

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                • #38
                  hmmmm, I have no drill press.
                  www.dantheoilman.com
                  AMSOIL dealer and window tinter.
                  Trust me folks, you need www.auto-rx.com
                  Go ahead and ask me why

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                  • #39
                    you can do it with a handheld but it would be more difficult.
                    Jesus is on my dashboard, But the Devil is under my hood
                    1988 ford festiva...in limbo, apartments suck
                    1995 Ford Aspire...in limbo, wow i need a garage
                    2002 vw jetta wagon 2.0L, neuspeed p-flow 1994 Mercury cougar xr-7 v8, lowered, 18's

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                    • #40
                      well, I went to tackle this today and now I'm F-ing stumped on where the neg coil wire is!
                      www.dantheoilman.com
                      AMSOIL dealer and window tinter.
                      Trust me folks, you need www.auto-rx.com
                      Go ahead and ask me why

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                      • #41
                        I don't think there is one, just make your own. I think that's the reason for the bad coils.. poor grounds.
                        91 rusty Festiva 260k

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                        • #42
                          So just ground that wire off my MSD box?
                          www.dantheoilman.com
                          AMSOIL dealer and window tinter.
                          Trust me folks, you need www.auto-rx.com
                          Go ahead and ask me why

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                          • #43
                            That's what I was going to do if I ever installed a msd on mine. The heavier ground wires seem to fix my problems though.
                            91 rusty Festiva 260k

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                            • #44
                              what are the black/green wires off the other plug for?

                              From my wiring diagram they look like grounds for something.
                              www.dantheoilman.com
                              AMSOIL dealer and window tinter.
                              Trust me folks, you need www.auto-rx.com
                              Go ahead and ask me why

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                              • #45
                                The other plug is for the sensors.. I wouldn't think it would ground through that connection but hey I've seen weirder things in my life time. I looked at the 1.5L wiring diagrams when I thought about doing mine. Not the similar wire colors but close.
                                91 rusty Festiva 260k

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