4kq dead- Now fixed!

[Roa, Greg]

First off, thanks to everyone who tried to help, Tony, Dan, Clint, Marques,
Megan, Gary, Dennis, and anyone I might have missed.
I was able to do some troubleshooting on the car, and figured out that the
fuel system was not causing the problem.  I jumpered the fuel pump, car
didn't start.  Made sure the timing belt was fine, and then checked for
spark with a timing light.  Found out that there was no spark.  Started
checking things from the dist on back.  Found that the hall sensor was
giving voltage fluctuations as it should, but I wasn't getting a signal at
the coil.
I did some of the tests shown in the Bentley (which does not show anything
for the 5-cyl CIS cars, only 4 cyl, and 5-cyl cis E-III, but the 4 cyl are
mostly the same), and the tests were pointing to a bad ignition module.  I
pulled the ignition module out, and noticed that it had melted.  There was a
1/4" diameter hole melted through the top of the module.  So, I talked to my
dealership buddy who has a 4ks parts car, and got his permission to swipe
the module out of that car.  Turns out the 4 cyl cars use the same module.
So, I plugged the new ignition module in, and the car fired up on the next
crank.  Running perfectly.  And, for some reason, the car is starting
immediately and falling into a smooth  idle much better than it has in a
long while.  It had been starting for a split second, stalling, then firing
on the next start for months.  That might be a coincidence though.
Anyhow, the car is running again, and happy for the time being.

Thanks everyone!
Greg Roa
Cincinnati, OH
86' 4kcsq
93' 90 CS
83' 944