Hey Hti - that's the first thing my brother did is test the coil spark just like you said and that's why we bought the new coil, but it turns out the it is the timing belt. So..next we pull the engine a bit to if we can get the covers off and the belt changed. I called repair shops and they just want too much money to fix it, all labor I'm sure. The car is worth that. It's pretty rusty and I use it for my paper route at night only, but I LOVE the sunroof and the little gadgets it has inside the dash like the outside temp guage, trip counter, clock. It was quite the car in it's day. I bought it for $200 and have put about $1200 into it in the past year. Can't spend anymore unless I can do the work myself, with my brother's help.