Ignition Control Module: Description and Operation

1991 Ford LTD Wagon V8-302 5.0LSECTION Description and Operation

Thick Film Ignition Module:





The ignition module has six connector pins at the wiring harness that supplies the following signals:
Run
Crank (start)
Tach (coil)
PIP (crankshaft position to ECA)
Spark output (SPOUT from ECA)
Internal ground from the ECA to the distributor


Ignition System:





The module supplies the spark to the distributor through the ignition coil and calculates the duration. It receives its control signal from the Electronic Control Assembly (ECA) Spark Output (SPOUT).

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