Just replaced the clutch over the weekend, adjusted the pedal; everything was fine for the test drive. I went to drive it later only to break down on the side of the road. I don't know THAT much about cars, but I'm also not stupid when it comes to it.
Just for info; My tachometer was jumping all over the place and would go all the way up to 6k rpms, and not just when i was giving it gas. Mind you, the RPMs were going up, but my engine WAS NOT REVING.

I was stopped at a red light, accelerated in 1st, and all the sudden my engine died. No power steering, nothing from the gas pedal, brakes started tightening. Like I killed the car, but I didn't. Go to crank it, it cranks but doesn't turn over.

After numerous people telling me that I should change it, I replaced my ignition control module hoping that could be the fix. No luck. Now my check engine comes on aswell. I'm out of ideas! The only other thing I can think of is either a loose ground or ignition coil.

Could it be when I put the distributor back on I didn't have my lines exactly lined up? Did I miss one of my grounds? (I did end up with one extra bolt somehow that I'm not too happy about. Only I have no idea where it goes, other than not inside the tranny. I do not know what could cause all these problems, when none of these things were wrong before I replaced the clutch. And the clutch works great! I'm lost, frustrated and now broke with no car.

Sorry for the essay of a question, just trying to give a detailed view. Thanks for the help!

 

if your cel is on pull the code

 

Check to be sure the main ground on the t-stat is clean and tight.

Then check for power at the blk/yel wire to the dist.

We can go from there.

 

First listen to the fuel pump to see if it is working. When you turn you key in the ignition listen for a whistle sound. If there is no sound then the either the fuel pump or the main delay is not working.

 

Check your spark plugs.
I have had a similar problem and I can tell you for a fact.

1) It's probably not the distributor, if that dies then you RPM's will go down slowly and engine slowly just turns off but electrical works.
2) It's probably not the fuel pump, because your car is starting, without a working pump it won't start.

But it could be one of those but I don't think it would be so.

 

I'd double check your grounds.