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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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i bought a MSD window switch for my car, its wired up right but will no ingage the nitrous, its picking up a tach signal and everything, it worked the first night i hooked it up but didnt work ont he dyno, should i send it back or did we do something wrong, it was set to come on a 3,000rpm and shut off at 5,800rpm

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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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I would suggest contacting MSD and verifying it's connected right. Some wierd settings to make for the one I've got. Good luck.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 06:38 AM
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pull it out and replace it with a different unit. Mine would work on the street, but at the track it would have intermitted problems..
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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I know it sounds like a dumb question, but are you sure the WOT switch was being depressed while on the dyno? Are you running any other accessories such as a fuel pressure safety switch?

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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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nope, i do have a question, does the actual window switch itself have to be grounded, the guy that put it on for me used 2 sided tape and we mounted it on the finder well

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kit has full throttle switch, switch to arm the nitrous, that window switch set at 3000 and 5800, bottle heater and the GM stage 1 NX kit
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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I would say not. Thats what the wires are for. Good luck!
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 02:39 PM
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yeah, i guess im going to send it to MSD and have them take a look at it
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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1. is the MSD unit getting power?
if no, check the power/grnd
if yes..
2. is it reading the tach signal correctly? 4/6/ or 8 cyl mode is depending on where you tapped the signal from.
if no, either tap the tach signal from the ecm, or change the msd to a different cylinder setting.
if yes..
3. did you try to set the msd on a lower rpm and WITH THE N2O BOTTLE OFF, see if it will activate the solenoid. You can put a 12v pen light on the noid so you can see when it activates.
if no, go back to #2
if yes...
4. Check that the noid is working by jumping across the MSD -WITH THE BOTTLE CLOSED- and activate the WOT switch (you'll have to jump across the FPSS also)
if no, check the power to the noid and ground. Post up a schematic of your system -exactly like you wired it- and let us look
if yes..
5. At this point, if the MSD is intermittently working, it's either bad connections, or a bad unit. The box doesn't need any special grounding as you asked.. but direct heat is not a good idea. It should be mounted away from hot areas.
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