no spark at plugs

[Plum13sec]

Car started up fine yesterday, let it idle and warm up for a few minutes then engaged gear and got going - only to find the car backfired hard and died instantly.

I pulled cylidner #1 plug and have found that the car is not getting spark. When cranking fuel can be smelled in the exhaust.

I am getting 12V at the ignition coil (used test light) and swapped the coil to a known working one. No luck

I am not getting spark if I ground a plug from spark plug wires 1, 2 etc. but I DO HAVE SPARK if I ground a plug using the lead directly off the coil.

I am guessing my distributor is wack??

the car has a fat vacuum leak, going to do the ICV delete mod as well (and set idle using throttle body screw)

[thebutterson]

I would try the other plugs and make sure they don't have spark just to rule out a bad plug or wire. Then start with a new cap and rotor.

[hahaitzskippy]

I would try the other plugs and make sure they don't have spark just to rule out a bad plug or wire. Then start with a new cap and rotor.

i second this

let us know how it goes

[Todd Black 88]

Check cap and rotor. See if rotor turns when cranking.

[603Racing]

^ big time uh-oh if it isn't. :(