Yes, the distributor was replaced. Further more, when the problem continued that new distributor was then swapped out with another new distributor in case the first one was a defective part.i'm not here to argue this point, just posting facts:
PIP - profile ignition pickup sensor
This is from a ford distributor parts list.
@91AOD5.0LX has the distributor been replaced (sorry, I didn't go back through the thread)?