Guest Jon king Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Hi, can anyone help me with this very annoying problem I have with my B reg 1985 Escort 1.6i cabriolet. When the car gets hot and the fan cuts in then out, the car starts to run very erratically and in traffic it won't idle and will just stall and then will not start. If I leave the car for around 40 minutes after this, it will eventually start, but will run quite rough. From cold it starts and runs great. If anyone has any ideas, I would be grateful. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Grainger Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Hi, these used to suffer front heat affecting the ignition amplifier which was bolted on the side of the distributor. From memory this realy only affected the Lucas distributors with the big blue cap. There was a special grease to put under the amplifier to prevent this from happening. Don't know if it is still available from Ford but worth a go. There are a couple of different distributors which fit. They were modified to the small one with a black cap. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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