No spark

[steve sherman]

Just purchased my 4th festiva. This one is a 1991 EFI the car has no spark swaped distributor, new coil, new ignition module. After replacing all these parts the car started Andean for 20 miles shut it off now no spark. Any suggestions?

[1990new]

Can I assume that you did check the engine fusible link?

[steve sherman]

I have not checked that. Where is it located?

[bravekozak]

It sounds to me like you have a non-stock coil that cooked the pickup inside the distributor. You must never forget to install a ballast resistor. Those pickup coils are expensive. Search for "balast" to read more and see pictures plus stock coil output specs. Please intentionally mis-spell "ballast" by using only one "l", otherwise your search will turn up empty.

[FestYboy]

I have not checked that. Where is it located?

driver side strut tower next to the battery

[steve sherman]

The car is running. Found a broke wire under the fusable link block repaired it and it started right up. Thanks for all of the help.

[1990new]

The car is running. Found a broke wire under the fusable link block repaired it and it started right up. Thanks for all of the help.

Glad to hear it's running again.
The fusible link issue is one of the common problems with Festivas. Since this is your 4th Festiva I'm surprised that you haven't had this problem before.
Since I bought surf blue new back in 1990, I have only been stranded once by a fusible link problem, luckily I was only 4 miles from home. I didn't have a paper clip handy but I've had a triple A membership since 1985, so I called and got a tow home. Since then I keep extra fusible links in the
car. I know lots of people have switched to the fuses, but the fusible links are still working well on all three of my Festivas.
I understand that it is more important in the northern latitudes where corrosion problems are worse.

Welcome to the forum...keep in touch and keep that Festiva on the road.

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