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Old 06-08-2019, 08:41 AM
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Default Ignition wiring help needed

I've been working on the wiring and I'm stumped on getting the engine started. Tried to start for the first time a couple of weeks ago. The engine turns over nice- have oil pressure, fuel pressure, strong starter turnover- engine won't fire. Probed a few wires and called MSD. MSD had me check for 12v at the MSD green and violet wires that plug into my distributor- nothing. They said send it back to them. Sent it back, they tested the ignition box and coil- both tested good.

Reinstalled everything this morning, still no luck.

Here's what I'm working with:
MSD StreetFire ignition box (very similar to 6AL)
MSD Blaster SS coil
New Rebel Wiring harness
New ignition switch
New Ford solenoid mounted in trunk next to new AGM battery

The ignition switch pictured is currently setup like this:
BAT terminal- wired to red 12V IGN SW PWR wire
ACC terminal- wired to brown IGN SW ACC wire
SOL terminal- wired to purple IGN SW START & pink COIL wire (pink COIL wire runs to red MSD 12v switched source wire)
IGN terminal- wired to orange IGN SW IGN wire
KEY-, KEY+, and GRD terminals not used

**I have also tried the pink COIL wire piggybacked to the IGN terminal with the orange IGN SW IGN wire- no luck**

The "heavy" red MSD ignition box power lead is wired to the "I" post of the Ford solenoid and I verified 12v when cranking engine.

Sorry for the long post, but so far I have failed to get voltage to the Blaster coil while cranking.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Daniel
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