Ignition System - Octane Rod Replacement Deletion

Article No. 85-8-12


IGNITION TIMING - ALL ENGINES
- 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"