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Re: 88 Bird intermittent engine shut down***SOLVED

Reply #105
we all should be building a contingency plan for future TFI failures.
 
 Motorcraft, spare. Make a remote mount with a heatsink...
'84 Mustang
'98 Explorer 5.0
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Re: 88 Bird intermittent engine shut down***SOLVED

Reply #106
checked all those boxes by newer birds and cougs with the TFI module/heat sync mounted up inside the cowl wiper arm area.

found several for easy pickings but the the tfi's on these heat syncs are not push start tfi's so ....

Re: 88 Bird intermittent engine shut down***SOLVED

Reply #107
http://fatfoxx.com/products.php

I was minutes away from ordering from this place when I decided to try a distributor from american muscle which fixed my concern.

 I completely agree with motorcraft only tfi modules. Unless you enjoy replacing them. I still have my special tfi socket somewhere around here.

Re: 88 Bird intermittent engine shut down***SOLVED

Reply #108
My '88 3.8L had the TFI module mounted to a heat sink on the rad core support, up in the cool air flow, from the factory. Since I did the 5.0L swap, it's now mounted on the distributor. I might eventually extend the TFI harness and mount it back on the rad support.
1988 Thunderbird
306 HO w/ A9P processor
AOD w/ Transgo Reprogrammer
Full Digital Dash w/ twin Cyberdyne A-pillar gauges 
245/50/16 Tires on Snowflakes
Engine swap - CA smog compliant

Re: 88 Bird intermittent engine shut down***SOLVED

Reply #109
if you disconnect your tfi plug in and swing out the slack all the way to fire wall, you will find out that whole cable will dress in with slack to way forward of the pass strut tower.

no wiring work needed.

alll you need now is a 3 wire extender to go from the tfi to the pip in the dizzy