driving and car dies.. 93 ex coupe

[93projectX]

i was just driving at 55mph and all of a sudden 0 rpm. tried clutch starting while still moving and nothing happens thinking its maby the ignition coil or the ICM am i right? which one is more likely because they are both about the same price around 80-100. i believe its a spark issue because i sprayed top shot into the intake and it doesnt even try to start just keeps crankin over so im pretty sure its not a fuel issue.

[Jarrett]

It's likely the ignitor based on other people's description of the same issue in the past. Do you have a junkyard that you could salvage the whole distributor from to test it out?

[93projectX]

yea i have 2 close by and actually i have my old f22a1 still in the garage so im gonna grab them both and try the coil first because its so easy if it doesnt work ill then do the ICM and leave the coil as well because its way newer than the one thats in the car now and if neither works ill get back on to address the issue

[infamouscb9]

if your going to do that you mind as well just change the whole distributor with the working one from your f22....that way your not wasting time ripping apart distributor's

[wildBill83]

I had this same issue and it was the ICM in the dizzy, oil got through the bearing and wrecked the internals. Reman dizzy and good to go.

[ExplodingCake]

I'd suggest testing both for voltage readings. From those tests they will tell you which one is dead or if a part is close to dying.

[Losiracer2]

I just had something recent happen.

Make sure your distributor rotor didn't come off the distributor. My set screw decided to back itself out and rip up the plastic around there.

[93projectX]

this happened before on my old car and it was the ICM and i fixed it over the weekend it was the ICM and while i was at it i did plugs and wires and on a different note full valve cover gasket kid because it was leaking oil i think might have got into the distributor and im all good now

[RedFalcoln]

Same thing happened to me, replaced the ignitor and problem was fixed.

[Rookdarealest]

does anyone know where the ICM is located? i know where the coil is, but where is the ICM

[abletuner]

I had the same thing happen to me. I was driving down the freeway at about 75mph and my car just dies. I didn't have any clue what was wrong with it. Got it home and it turned over but would not start. It turned out to be my timing belt broke. Pull the cap off of your dizzy and make sure the rotor is turning while you are cranking it. I hope it isn't your timing belt!!! Good luck!

[wildBill83]

I had this same issue and it was the ICM in the dizzy, oil got through the bearing and wrecked the internals. Reman dizzy and good to go.

does anyone know where the ICM is located? i know where the coil is, but where is the ICM

Inside the dizzy.