91 Festiva no spark or fuel pump run

[redrover]

Engine turns over fine - compression good, timing good, injection pulse good

My plug tester is old school from the 80's - yes, it clips between the plug and wire (no - the bulb is not burned out in it - lol)

[redrover]

Finally found a local parts store that could test my brand new 1A auto ignition module - and it tests out bad!!! (should have known better than to trust an online parts store that won't even let you return a electronic part after it's been installed) (Can't even find where I went with the old module - which I was guessing was bad)

soo... I spent my afternoon going around to all of the local u-pull salvage yards and not finding a single module - so I ordered a brand new one from my local parts store man who will have it here by 8am tomorrow morning

[WmWatt]

Fingers crossed

[redrover]

Put the new ignition module in and the motor didn't even make 1 full revolution before it was running. The redrover rides again!!!

Seriously though... lessen learned - don't ever buy cheap ignition parts online and actually expect them to work

[crazyrog17]

Just finished this thread and my heart heaved with a sigh of relief

Glad it's running again! I kept diagnosing in my head and wanted to mention the rotor inside the distributor might have broken, but hey.. cheap parts can be a blessing or a curse.

Glad it's figured out there

[WmWatt]

Red: The ignition control module is heat sensitive. The factory installation included bedding in dielectric heat transfer paste. When mine was replaced by a mechanic he didn't use paste to draw away the heat and the module didn't last long. I got a replacement under warranty and installed it myself, bedding in the heat transfer paste I got from an electronics shop for $1 in a little capsule. It's used to bed CPU's in computers to help draw off the heat. I haven't had to replace the module since