No spark. I think it has a electronic distributor?

Measure the voltage on the dark green / orange wire to the distributor or any injector during cranking. If you find 0 volts, suspect the camshaft position sensor in the distributor or the crankshaft position sensor.

The ignition coil is inside the distributor.

Caradiodoc

That means the camshaft position sensor and the crankshaft position sensor are working. That leaves the ignition coil inside the distributor or the Engine Computer is not firing the coil. If you have access to a scanner that can fire the coil, that will tell whether or not it is capable of developing a spark. Otherwise I would lean more toward the distributor since the computers don't really cause a lot of trouble.

Caradiodoc

There's an electronic trigger circuit embedded inside the distributor so there's no way to measure the coil. The coil is not available separately either. The only way to replace it is to replace the distributor.

The only circuit that could have a problem is the black / gray wire. All the rest have to be working for there to be 12 volts on the dark green / orange wire. That voltage comes from the automatic shutdown (ASD) relay when the cam and crank sensors are working. You would need an oscilloscope to view the signal on that wire to see if the Engine Computer is trying to fire the coil.

Don't know. I never measured it so I don't know what to expect. If the computer sends a very short 12 volt pulse to tell the distributor when to fire, then the average voltage would be very low, probably too low to see with an analog meter. If something is shorted in the distributor, that could short out the pulse coming from the computer so there would be nothing to see with a scope. I never did any of that testing. I just replaced the distributor and sent the owner on his way.

I've got my fingers and toes crossed!

Well, that would certainly indicate the computer is working. Getting jolted is not a test I would care to try but it's a dandy observation. As a former tv repairman, I've been jolted numerous times from charged up picture tubes. The last one was with 32,000 volts that blew me off my stool and curled my hair. Well, maybe not my hair, but I did land on my but t on the floor!

It only takes a few hundred volts to feel a ferocious shock. That is about the voltage you will get when the magnetic field in the coil primary winding collapses. That spike is what is supposed to induce the really high voltage in the coil secondary winding. Based on your observations, it sounds like the coil is defective. According to the service manual, you must replace the entire distributor. If that is correct, you won't be able to buy just a new coil.

Caradiodoc

Dandy. Happy to hear the good news.

GRRR! I know the feeling. Start by checking for spread terminals in the electrical connectors. Logic would dictate the new part is the most likely suspect but don't overlook the crankshaft position sensor.