Thanks Art,

With that help I was able to measure the resistance of the coolant temp sensor and verify that yep, it is shot (shorted). Now if I could just figure out how to get to it. Then I tested the wire #1 to the coil, OK there. Also OK on the blu/wht wires coil to starter. This doesn't make sense to me. I need to recheck everything.

I suppose next I should look at the ignition switch but I didn't touch that yet. I think the problem has to be a break in wiring between the switch and coil or how it all ties to the fuses. The book has no diagram for the this 84 & later. I don't really know enough about this to start running jumper wires. Should I jump from 12V hot to the 15 side of the coil and see if I then get a spark? I should get a spark even if somehow I got the timing belt off a cog, right? I am going to go back & recheck all of that today.

Maybe I should order a Bentley but I'm not made of money. The idea buying this thing was to save money, not spend more and I have already had to buy some tools. Whooda thunk I would ever need the timing light that I got rid of years ago? Our only other vehicle is a big truck that gets 15mpg using $4 diesel.
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Bob