Msd 8501 Ultimate HEI Kit Installation- User Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – Figure 3 The Coil, Rotor Bushing and Insulator.
- Page 3 – TACHOMETER INFORMATION; No Rev Limit: To disable the rev limit function, cut and remove the; PROGRAMMING THE REV LIMIT; Note: This rpm confirmation only displays when the HEI Gray wire; Figure 7 Setting the Rev Limiter
- Page 4 – Limited Warranty; or consequential damages.; Service; When returning MSD components for warranty service,; Proof of Purchase must be supplied for verification. After; All returns must have a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number; issued to them before; M S D; REV LIMITER VERIFICATION
M S D I G N I T I O N
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MSD Digital HEI Kit
PN 8501
Parts Included:
1 - Digital HEI Module, PN 83647
1 - HEI Coil, PN 8225
1 - HEI Cap, 84111
1 - HEI Rotor, 84101
1 - HEI Coil Cover, PN 84022
1 - Low Resistance Rotor Bushing and Insulator (assembled)
1 - Tube of Heat Sink Compound
1 - Small Screw Driver
1 - Gray Tach Wire
INSTALLATION
1. Remove the cap, rotor and module
of the original distributor. Make
sure the weights of the mechanical
advance move freely and do not
bind. Also ensure that the distributor
shaft rotates smooth with no wobble
or binding.
2. Apply a liberal coat of the Heat Sink
Compound to the aluminum base
of the Module and to the rubber
insulator. Route the wiring harness
out of the housing and position the
short black wire to ground with one
of the mounting screws (Figure 1).
3. Install the rotor. If you are using an
MSD HEI Pro-Billet Distributor, PN
8365, the supplied Rotor
Adapter
must be installed
(Figure 2).
CONNECT SHORT
BLACK WIRE
TO GROUND
APPLY
HEAT SINK
COMPOUND
DISTRIBUTOR
HOUSING
DIGITAL
HEI MODULE
CAP
CONNECTOR
SCREWS AND
STAR WASHERS
TO TACH
USE TO
PROGRAM TACH
GRAY
TACH
OUTPUT
Figure 1 Installing the Module.
Figure 2 Installing the Rotor Adapter on an MSD PN 8365 HEI Distributor.
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Summary
2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS M S D • W W W . M S D P E R F O R M A N C E . C O M • ( 9 1 5 ) 8 5 7 - 5 2 0 0 • F A X ( 9 1 5 ) 8 5 7 - 3 3 4 4 Figure 3 The Coil, Rotor Bushing and Insulator. Figure 4 Installing the Coil's Wiring. 4. Install the cap and coil assembly (Figure 4). 5. Install the spark...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 3 M S D • W W W . M S D P E R F O R M A N C E . C O M • ( 9 1 5 ) 8 5 7 - 5 2 0 0 • F A X ( 9 1 5 ) 8 5 7 - 3 3 4 4 TACHOMETER INFORMATION The HEAT Digital HEI Module has a Gray wire that provides a 12 volt square wave, 20° tachometer signal that will trigger most tachome...
Limited Warranty M SD warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under its intended normal use*, when properly installed and purchased from an authorized MSD dealer, for a period of one year from the date of the original purchase. This warranty is void for any products...
