Start by having your ignition control module checked.AutoZone and Advance Auto will check these parts for free. That is most likely your problem. I believe your model gm it will be in the distributor.If this doent work contact me and i could give you other possible problems.
Check if there is spark and that you have properly installed distributor.
If you know that there is spark at the distributor cap then I would think it would be bad spark plug leads.
I would replace the ignition module in the distributor.
I would suspect the ignition module. It is attached to the distributor with 2 screws.
I would suspect the coil itself, even with the wire connecting to the distributor cap removed, you should still see a spark from the connector on the coil to the body of the coil itself
The spark travels from the coil to the distributor then from the distributor to the plugs. So if you have spark going into the distributor but not coming out to the plugs, I would blame the distributor cap and rotor being at fault.
Bad coil? Bad distributor cap? Bad distributor rotor?
mabey bad plug wires or plugs....or rotor in the distributor...but im 16 what do i know
It would be a vented opti spark.
You distributor cap and rotor should also be replaced. If still no spark. check the compression on the low cylinders to see if you have good compression.
Use the same spark plugs as you would with a distributor, but reset the gap to .020".
there is no such thing as a 1998 Ford Probe. If there was, it would probably still be located next to the stock airbox. follow the spark plug wires.