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For those of you who want to hear the entire story. I aquired a fine old volvo that had no spark. Had numerous spare parts. Swapped out all components still no fire. Someone suggested that the thick white wire near the connector on the module could be grounding out on itself. To test this theory they told me to cut the ground wire and see if I it would spark. this is the wire that grounds the coil to stop the engine when you turn the key off. If the insulation on this shielded wire has worn through, it could ground out and stop the coil from firing. I never found out where it was grounding out, as the wire runs under the engine. but as soon as I cut it, it started. I bought this car for 400.00 and told everyone that it would only require a minor repair to fix it, as I have had four others just like it. it was clean as a whistle, had regular maintenance, garage kept, not one speck of rust, no dents, and it was driven by a woman. and only had 160k miles on it. but of the other four I had, never had one do this.

Corey

south Louisiana.