Thanks for taking a look at my problem... hopefully someone with a better knowledge of the Vulcan ignition system can give me a hint.
I was driving my '93 Sable 3.0 on the freeway, when all of a sudden the engine died. Previous to this happening, I had to jump the car to get it running, and it would not start back up after shutting it off. I am almost certain that the battery is dead. It doesn't appear to be getting spark now, even when we try and jump it off of another car. Could a bad battery cause enough of a drain on the system that the starter will run when jumped, but the ignition will not fire? Otherwise, does it seem like an ignition coil problem? I have checked the fuel rail, and the fuel pump primes and it has pressure. We pulled the center wire off the distributor and it will not arc over to any metal. That leads me to believe that there is no spark from the coil... So if anyone can give me a better clue of what to look at next, I will check that. Thanks in advance!
BTW, I will go ahead and try to pull the codes in a little while... for now I have to run and eat. If that may help further, let me know!
Thanks,
Chris
I was driving my '93 Sable 3.0 on the freeway, when all of a sudden the engine died. Previous to this happening, I had to jump the car to get it running, and it would not start back up after shutting it off. I am almost certain that the battery is dead. It doesn't appear to be getting spark now, even when we try and jump it off of another car. Could a bad battery cause enough of a drain on the system that the starter will run when jumped, but the ignition will not fire? Otherwise, does it seem like an ignition coil problem? I have checked the fuel rail, and the fuel pump primes and it has pressure. We pulled the center wire off the distributor and it will not arc over to any metal. That leads me to believe that there is no spark from the coil... So if anyone can give me a better clue of what to look at next, I will check that. Thanks in advance!

BTW, I will go ahead and try to pull the codes in a little while... for now I have to run and eat. If that may help further, let me know!
Thanks,
Chris