Overheated due to a failed T stat which was replaced

Car: Honda, Accord, 1993 - Back to Fix-It - Honda Accord Repair Manuals

Q.I'm working on a 93 Honda Accord.
Vehicle overheated due to a failed T stat which was replaced. Ever since, have had an ignition problem. Sometimes I can get it to start for a few seconds then the spark stops. When I crank the engine with the coil wire pulled from the distributor and hold the lead up to ground I only get an occassional spark. Is there any one electrical component in this year Honda that would be likely to fail if it was overheated such as the coil?
Is there a way that I can bypass the ignition switch and supply current directly to the ignition system so as to eliminate the ignition switch as a possible problem?
The two leads coming out of my distributor are a two wire plug and an 8 wire plug. I have a 4 wire plug going into the back of the ignition coil. Hope you can give me some advise on this one.

Answer
I suspect a bad igniter. You will need to test it first.
Remove the distributor cap, rotor and the inner cover.
Disconnect the black/yellow, light green, yellow/green and blue wires from the igniter.
Check for voltage between the black/yellow wire and ground. Battery voltage should be present with the ignition ON. If voltage is not present, check the black/yellow wire between the ignition coil and the igniter.
Check for voltage between the light green wire and ground. Battery voltage should be present with the ignition ON. If voltage is not present, check the ignition coil and the light green (black/white) wire between the.. >> login for more

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