Special tool to remove Ignition control module
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Special tool to remove Ignition control module
Anyone know where I can get that tool?
Or is there a socket small enough to fit in the little holes?
It's the flat control module all Ford gassers have, that plugs right under the distributor. Mine failed last year on a trip, got a junk yard one for cheap just to get me home, and owner lent me his special tool to replace it, but now that one is dying again.
Or is there a socket small enough to fit in the little holes?
It's the flat control module all Ford gassers have, that plugs right under the distributor. Mine failed last year on a trip, got a junk yard one for cheap just to get me home, and owner lent me his special tool to replace it, but now that one is dying again.
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The original TFI modules (introduced 1983) used Torx headed screws that required a thin shanked Torx driver to remove them.
I recall in 1983, a scramble among mechanics trying to get this tool from their usual suppliers (Mac's/Snap-On etc.).
I recall in 1983, a scramble among mechanics trying to get this tool from their usual suppliers (Mac's/Snap-On etc.).
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This cheap 1/4" drive deep socket set from amazon works. It's the 7/32" size, the second-smallest in the set, that fits the screw down in the module.
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