MSD Ignition 8381 Installation Instructions Download Page 2

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

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DISASSEMBLY

1.  Disconnect the negative battery cable. 

2.  Locate the radiator petcock and drain the coolant from 

the system. 

3.  Disconnect the MAF, IAC, ICT and TPS sensors (Figure 

3). Remove the air intake ducktwork.

4.  Once the coolant is drained, remove the upper radiator 

hose from the thermostat housing. 

5.  Loosen  the  three  bolts  that  secure  the  crankshaft 

pulley/hub assembly. Do not remove them entirely at 

this time. 

6.  Remove the accessory drive belt by moving the spring 

loaded idler pulley. Use caution as this pulley is spring 

loaded! The belt will slide off the pulley system and the 

idler pulley will settle beyond its installed position. 

7.  Once the belt is removed, proceed with removing the 

pulley from the crankshaft hub by pulling the three 

retaining bolts. A puller will be required (Figure 4). 

8.  It may be necessary to remove the cooling fan. This is 

done by removing the four bolts and disconnecting the 

wiring connection. 

9.  Disconnect the air pump power wires and remove the 

air pump from its mounting brackets. 

10. Disconnect  the  coolant  temperature  wiring  sensor 

located on the water pump. 

11. Loosen the lower radiator hose clamp and the two 

heater hose clamps at the water pump. Coolant will 

generally still pour out of the hoses and water pump. 

12. To remove the water pump, the power steering pump 

may need to be removed. With a short extension, the 

water pump bolt should be able to be accessed. There 

are six water pump bolts. Once again, more coolant 

may spill out. 

13. At this point, you should be able to access the distributor 

cap! Mark the location of each spark plug wire before 

removing them. 

14. Remove  the  vacuum  lines  (if  equipped)  and  the 

distributor  connector    at  the  distributor  and  on  the 

passenger side of the intake manifold (Figure 5). 

15. Using  the  supplied  special  tool  and  a  1/4"  wrench, 

Figure 6 Removing the Original Cap.

Figure 5 Disconnect the Distributor Connector.

Figure 7 Rotor Location.

MARK ROTOR

LOCATION

Figure 3 Disconnect TPS and IAC.

Figure 4 Removing the Hub.

IAC

TPS

Summary of Contents for 8381

Page 1: ...utor can alter the timing 6 with a quar ter turn equalling 1 of timing The adjusting screw has a soft Loctite compound applied to it for a seal Figure 2 Repeated adjustments may loosen the screw If this occurs remove the screw and apply Blue Loctite to the threads The screw can safely be removed from the distributor Too much advance may cause detonation resulting in the ECU retarding the timing th...

Page 2: ... This is done by removing the four bolts and disconnecting the wiring connection 9 Disconnect the air pump power wires and remove the air pump from its mounting brackets 10 Disconnect the coolant temperature wiring sensor located on the water pump 11 Loosen the lower radiator hose clamp and the two heater hose clamps at the water pump Coolant will generally still pour out of the hoses and water pu...

Page 3: ...OUTING The PN 8381 Distributor Kit is supplied with a vacuum line kit that will aid in venting the distributor cap One hose assembly connects to a vacuum port on the intake manifoldwhiletheotherlineconnectstotheairinletgoing into the throttle body 1 Connectthelonghoseassemblytothelowervacuum inlet of the MSD distributor cap Figure 12 Use the supplied clamp to secure the hose 2 Route the vacuum lin...

Page 4: ...this item or if it is used on an application other than what MSD markets the product the warranty will be void It is the sole responsibility of the customer to determine that this item will work for the application they are intending MSD will accept no liability for custom applications Service In case of malfunction this MSD component will be repaired free of charge according to the terms of the w...

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