MSD install wiring question UPDATE: Smoke we have smoke!

I removed the unilite and installed my MSD dizz, now working on the 6AL wiring.

The Unilite had a 3 wire hookup, red, green and brown. Brown was ground, red and green to coil.

As far as key switch goes the only wire hooked up from the engine harness is a red with green stripe, currently hooked up to the -terminal of coil.

I did all the wiring for the 6AL, the last hookup is the 12V ignition. In the engines wiring harness there was a red w/white stripe cut off. I tested the wire and got a switched 12v. I hooked into this for my 12V source. I left the key on for a couple mins and smelled smoke. Killed the key and disconnected that wire. I DID NOT remove that wire in the harness that is red/green hooked to the -term of coil. Should I have? The MSD schematics only show the MSD box hooked to the coil. Looking at my Fairlane schematics the red/white wire should go to the "TEMP GAUGE(ENG. UNIT)".

The unused white wire on the MSD box is where the origional coil - wire would go if it was being used(off the origional condenser).

The red/green is the wire I need to hook up to the 6AL, I THINK. It should have been on the coil+ not coil-. Could the car have ran with it on the wrong side of the coil???? It did.

http://msdignition.com/pdf/6%20series/6series.pdf
Using the 2nd schematic from the top. I can email the Fairlane wiring PDF if anyone needs it(to help or for their own use).

Thanks,
Cord

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The red/green wire I just pulled off the neg. term of coil. It is switched 12V from the key switch. (factory to coil+)

The red/white will remain unused.

When it smoked I had the red/white on the 6AL and the red/green on the coil neg. Being as the red/white is for a temp gauge I fed power to..........
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OK hooked the red/green up to the 6AL 12V source and we have spark, a damn good one at that. No time for a test drive or even a test fire.....honey do's[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img]
Cord
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SMOKE WE HAVE SMOKE! Tire smoke that is! For the first time this car has left it's make! Nice big long S shaped stripes!
Cam Swap
Intake Swap
Stall converter swap
Complete MSD Ignition swap
After all that we have smoke!

The stall only goes to about 2600, a little lower than I'd like but it'll work![img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_spin.gif[/img]
Cord
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Isn't it strange? Let the Magic Smoke out of electronic parts, they die. Let the Magic Smoke out of tires, we happy.
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Isn't it strange? Let the Magic Smoke out of electronic parts, they die. Let the Magic Smoke out of tires, we happy.

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Hehehe[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_bow.gif[/img]
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