No start, has spark and fuel?

Tiny
RICKGRIMES7889
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  • 1989 FORD PROBE
  • 2.2L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 97,000 MILES
I Have spark after changing the ignition, distributor cap and rotor and ignition coil. Today I lost all hot air in the climate control and read it could be a clogged heater coil. So, I sent compressed air through the in and out of the heater coil and slowly started getting hot air after putting everything back together. Now whatever was blocking the coil is blocking the radiator. Once I started over heating I turned the car off for 30 minutes. Thinking it was safe I took off the radiator cap and watched the engine get showered with coolant. After refilling the radiator, I tried turning the car back on, but she went back to just cranking. I still have spark, and I pulled the fuel filter off to crank and verify I had fuel coming up, and she spit a good solid stream out so now I'm stumped. Just some background, I initially lost spark a month ago, recently swapped the ignition parts and noticed she kept just turning off unexpectedly. She would turn right back on afterwards but feels like I'm back to no spark again.
Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 AT 8:09 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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That could be, we need to see if the engine has spark or not.

This video should help you confirm the issue:

https://youtu.be/baq_aEWNQ0Y

This guide may help as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-not-running-advanced

Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the engine cranking over so I can tell if the engine is in good shape or not.
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Thursday, January 12th, 2023 AT 10:20 AM

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