Escort L4-98 1.6L SOHC VIN 5 FI (1985)
Distributor Advance Unit: All Technical Service Bulletins
Ignition System - Octane Rod Replacement Deletion
Article No. 85-8-12
IGNITION TIMING - ALL ENGINES
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OCTANE ROD REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE DISCONTINUED
FORD 1984-85 ESCORT, EXP, TEMPO, MUSTANG, THUNDERBIRD, LTD, CROWN VICTORIA
LINCOLN-MERCURY 1984-85 LYNX, TOPAZ, CAPRI, COUGAR, MARQUIS, GRAND MARQUIS, CONTINENTAL, MARK VII, LINCOLN
To reduce the cost of repair, the use of octane rods (-12A335-) to adjust ignition timing is being discontinued. When directed to install an octane rod by
previous Technical Service Bulletins, the initial timing should now be reset using a timing light and manually rotating the distributor. The initial timing
should only be retarded either 3~ or 6~ as specified by the Technical Service Bulletin. Do not retard initial timing more than 6~ from the base initial
timing specified for the calibration.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This procedure supersedes all previous TSB's/TSL 's specifying octane rod change for universal distributors.
OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: NONE
WARRANTY STATUS: "INFORMATION ONLY"
