“Premium “ oreileys igition module died on me yesterday. Truck shut off like i turned off key. Luckily in a parking lot. Put my spare wells from circa 2002 on and runs perfectly again. Went by the oreilys that previously insisted they couldnt test ignition modules and miraculously an old machine must have appeared in the back and they are now able to test them. All of the replacements on the shelf tested bad. Took one anyway in hopes i can swap for a good one later down road.

Its seems the motorcraft is now chinese junk. Anyone have a source for NOS motorcraft ignition modules or another reliable brand that wont leave me stranded every 5000 miles?

I dunno , but from reading reviews from multiple sites they arent stamped motorcraft anymore and reliabikity seems the same as the other parts store junk.

good idea on junkyard, im going to hit mine up

Found a NOS motorcraft unit, its on the way. Wells unit still running great

The thermal paste is the white stuff right??

replacement dizzy came with it on the icm. The wells i just put on had it as well.

the dielectric is the clear stuff right? Some of the icms came with that, so not knowing i used it.

Before i install the motorcraft unit im going to pickup a pack of thermal paste at parts house.

what purpose does the paste serve? Transfer heat to distributor?

Yes


Clearish, yes. It's not really a recommended product for transferring heat. Some vendors use it because it is cheap.


Wise idea.

Yes, it is used to transfer heat to the distributor, which has it's caveats. That's why Ford moved the ICM to a remote location with a dedicated heat sink in 1992.

Yes it is.
Keeps the ICM cooler.
Transfers heat to to a larger item to get rid of the heat.

Makes sense
thank you guys for the info.

thats irritating alot of the icms come with the wrong stuff.