Hello, I have been driving my escort since the middle of summer without the alternator working. I have been using the car only to go to work wich is about 10 miles away and charging the battery at night. Well Friday I left without a full charge and had to drive with the headlights and windshield wipers on and I did not make it home before the battery went dead. When it was running last it was spitting and sputtering and the lights (dash and headlights) were out. I figured the battery was dead and it was spitting and sputtering because of low spark.
I had a charged battery in the back seat so I put it in and the car would not fire off. I was only about a half of a mile from home so I walked home. Since then I have been back and checked the fuel line pressure (good) and the spark (with a spark plug) and found that it does not have any spark. I did not find a blown fuse in the obvious places (by the battery and under the steering wheel.)
Does anyone have an idea why this car does not have spark?

Thank you very much.

Check again the 15 amp engine fuse inside the car. Also, check the grounds coming off of the negative battery terminal. Check polarity of battery.

The problem was that one or more of the trouble codes kept it from having spark. I had to clear the codes by unplugging the battery for about five minutes,