Popping and Caughing at WOT?

Ok...heres the deal with the module. I just got off the phone with a Mechanic at a local ford dealership. He said all the modules from 87-93 5.0L motors are exactly the same. I had the module that is on the car tested, and it is in perfect working order. So...the module can't be the problem.

What would happen if my harmonic balancer is toast, and how do I tell? If I set the timing to 15 degrees, and it ended up being 15 degrees retarded instead of advanced...what would happen? The car idles fine, and drives fine until you get on it. Then its like someone shut off 2 cylinders. Also, when coming to a stop and pushing in the clutch, sometimes the car dies!

The symptoms were no spark. The car would start, idle for 1-2 mins and just die. Then no spark at all. If the car sat over night it would start again and idle 1-2 mins and die. Then no spark once again. Finally it wouldn't start at all.

Jrichker gave me a checklist and I checked the coil, no spark. So this pushed me towards the TFI module. Took it to a local parts store, had it tested, and it was dead. Put the lincoln module in, car started right up. Ran fine except for a flat spot around 6k in between shifts. So I thought maybe it was timing. Put a timing light on the car, bumped it up to 15 degrees and the car started popping and caughing up threw what sounded like the upper intake. So I bumped the timing back down and it did the same thing.

I checked my TPS voltage and that was at 1.4 volts. (The kid I bought the car from was a dumbass, he had the tps on upside down, but the car ran fine with it like that, I have no idea how?) The volts on the TPS is suppose to be .98-.99. So I set the volts to .985. The popping and caughing problem is still there. But the car did not run half bad before I messed with the timing and TPS voltage. (just had a bad flat spot, no popping and caughing)

I have a leaky gasket on the lower intake to block (lifter tunnel). I am planning on fixing this problem very soon. Could this possibly have something to do with it? Maybe the motor is sucking air in threw the intake to head gasket? Just haven't had much time to work on the car. Only on weekends.

ok. Then that makes perfect sense. Hear me out...

When I bought the car, the kid said the TPS sensor went bad, so he replaced it. When I got the car home, I noticed the sensor was on upside down. But, the car ran like a raped ape. Would go sideways bang'n 2nd gear. But, I thought the TPS being upside down was a problem, so I flipped it over and adjusted it to where the car ran good. But ever since, now that I think about it, the car ran like crap. Maybe thats why it was upside down? I have no idea. But before the car started acting up like this, the voltage was around 1.4 volts. I moved it to what EVERYONE says- .98-.99...and the car runs like total crap. I'm gonna try setting it to 1.2 and see how it runs. I bet thats my problem.

Where is the coolant temp sensor? Prolly near the upper radiator hose neck, where thermostat is?

Cool. Thanks man!

Your TPS is set at 1.2 v? What does it read and WOT? Why the hell does everyone say to set it between .98-.99?

Nope. I drive my car maybe once a weekend. For about 10 miles if that. My car would stay running at .99v but it runs like ****. It has to be that though! Thats the only thing I messed with besides the module, and we both know the modules are the same. I have to get around to changing it back to 1.2-1.4 volts and see what it runs like. Hopefully that fixes the problem so I can put it away for the winter and know it will run fine next spring when I get it back out.