Distributor - Engine Miss/Low Power

Article No. 85-13-7

HESITATION - 3.8L & 5.0L - IMPROPER DISTRIBUTOR/ ARMATURE


MISS - 3.8L & 5.0L - IMPROPER DISTRIBUTOR/ ARMATURE


POWER LOW - 3.8L & 5.0L IMPROPER DISTRIBUTOR/ ARMATURE


HESITATION, MISS, POWER LOW - SPARK KNOCK - 3.8L & 5.0L - IMPROPER DISTRIBUTOR/ ARMATURE


FORD 1984-85 MUSTANG, THUNDERBIRD, LTD, CROWN VICTORIA

LINCOLN-MERCURY 1984 AND 1985 CAPRI, COUGAR, MARQUIS, GRAND MARQUIS, CONTINENTAL, MARK VII, TOWN CAR

The subject drive concerns can be caused by an eightcylinder distributor installed in a 3.8L engine or by a distributor that has been assembled with the wrong armature. When other diagnostic procedures fail to establish the cause of the subject concerns, verify the vehicle is equipped with the correct distributor and armature by referring to the following application chart.

Model Application Engine Distributor Part No.
1984-85 Passenger Car 3.8L E4ZE-12A332-AA
with EEC IV

1984 Passenger Car/Truck 5.0L E4TE-12A332-BA
with EEC IV

1985 Passenger Car (Except 5.0L E5TE-12A322-BA

Cont./Mark VII) with EEC IV

1985 Cont./Mark VII (Except 5.0L E5AE-12A332-AA

LSC) with EEC IV

1985 Mark VII LSC 5.0L E5TE-12A332-BA

1985-1/4 Truck (Auto. Trans.) 5.0L E5TE-12A332-AA
with EEC IV

1985-1/4 Truck (Man. Trans.) 5.0L E5TE-12A332-FA
with EEC IV

Figure 3:

NOTE: All 6-cylinder engines have a distributor equipped with a six-tooth armature. All 8- cylinder engines have a distributor equipped with an eight-tooth armature.

The 1985 8-cylinder truck engine has a distributor equipped with an armature that has the #1 tooth narrower than the other 7 teeth. This armature has 8-F stamped on top.

OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: None
WARRANTY STATUS: "INFORMATION ONLY"