Engine - Hard Start/Stall After Hot Soak: Overview

Article No.
98-7-1

04/13/98

^ HARD START - WHEN ENGINE ALLOWED TO HOT
SOAK - DISTRIBUTOR SERVICE - VEHICLES WITH
2.5L ENGINE

^ STALL - AFTER STARTING WHEN ENGINE
ALLOWED TO HOT SOAK - DISTRIBUTOR
SERVICE - VEHICLES WITH 2.5L ENGINE

FORD:
1993-94 PROBE

This TSB article is being republished in its entirety to revise Step 6 of the Installation Procedure.

ISSUE:
A hard start or stall condition may occur on some vehicles after an engine (2.5L) hot soak. This may be due to an open in the distributor stator-coil circuit.








ACTION:
Replace ignition coil and stator assembly with a revised Ignition Coil (Figure 1) and Stator Assembly (Figure 2). Refer to the following Service Procedure for details.

PART NUMBER PART NAME

F32Z-12029-AA Ignition Coil
F32Z-12A112-BA Stator Assembly

OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: NONE

SUPERSEDES: 97-13-7

WARRANTY STATUS: Eligible Under The Provisions Of Bumper To Bumper Warranty Coverage And Emissions Warranty Coverage

OPERATION DESCRIPTION TIME

980701A Replace Ignition Coil And 0.7 Hr.
Stator Assembly

DEALER CODING
CONDITION
BASIC PART NO. CODE
12127 28

OASIS CODES: 602300, 603300, 607000, 607500, 607600, 607700