1987 Ford Escort Problems

[steelaxen]

My brother is struggling living on his own and he barely got a vehicle to get to work but its broke down (obviously) We aligned the timing belt correctly and the engine turns over... There's fuel going to the engine but I don't think the spark plugs are firing... Or some other reason for the engine not to start, but it still turns over. Does anybody know what it could be?

[OverBoardProject]

Just a couple of guesses.
Coil
ignition modual
burnt out plug wires
bad spark plugs

Try looking into a shop type manual (haynes or any other brand)
Just about any ford the same year will have the same basic parts and methods of testing. Although they might look a little different.
Just follow their test instructions and you should be fine

The cost of just some of these parts will quickly add up to more money that getting a mechanic to just find the problem for you.

[steelaxen]

Yeah, there's a new module, forgot to add that but I was told this after posting. That might change things.

[steelaxen]

Alright it was the modulator connected to the distributor. Works just fine now.

[OverBoardProject]

It's nice to see that it wasn't much wrong.