Whoops!
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry. I didn't read this e-mail before I replied to your
first one. Would've got my question answered.
David
Steve Laifman wrote:
>
> Well,
>
> Close, but not cigar.
>
> A more complete article said:
>
> "The suit challenged Ford's placement of the thick film ignition module,
> which regulates electric current to the spark plugs. In 300 makes and
> models sold between 1983 and 1995, the module was mounted on the
> distributor near the engine block, where it was exposed to high
> temperatures.
>
> Ballachey found last year that Ford was warned by an engineer that
> high temperatures would cause the device to fail and stall the engine.
> Ford's own documents show that the company confirmed the problem
> in internal studies, and could have moved the module to a cooler spot
> for an extra $4 per vehicle."
>
> Thank you, Steven Finberg, for pointing out the full article:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010813/aponline113421_000.htm
>
> So they were not talking about the fender mounted unit, but one more
> like the GM HEI.
>
> BUT, be that as it may, the fender mount unit may have been better, but
> it was still sensitive to heat, and did fail in the same manner, though
> probably not at the same rate. They did go to the Blue Cap, after the
> first few models, but many were run on the old black one. The HD
> probably needed the blue. The Mustang II had the blue. My retro-fit of
> the '66 Mustang GT Convertible used the HD AND the black cap, because it
> looked more "original". I worked OK, with the HD model.
>
> Steve
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