engine stopped while on highway? Distributor? Options

[homebuilder]

I was hoping for some advice... I was driving down the highway when all of a sudden the cars power stopped. I pulled to the side. Waited for about 20 minutes intermittently trying to start it while waiting for AAA. Then after about 20 minutes it started.

Before this happened I just filled the tank with gas and a month ago I had a mechanic replace the timing belt.

I brought it to a local shop thinking it may be bad gas or fuel pump. They said an engine code popped up saying something about an ignition part in the distributor and it was cheaper to replace the entire distributor.

Does this sound right?

The replacement part is apparently 150 plus 150 to replace for 300.

[jordisonjr]

Yepp exactly what he said.
I was really worried about doing mine as well, but I really didn't want to pay someone to do it and everyone was telling me how easy it was.
All I did was marked two distinct places that both dizzys had. (I believe they were to grooves in the plastic)
I just painted a line in the grove on the plastic of the dizzy, and then extended it onto the motor, then when I took the dizzy off I put the new one on and lined up the grooves with the paint lines on the motor and it worked out.

I think it was 2 or 3 bolts holding it on and two wire clips plugged into it.

While you're at it, you may as well go ahead and get a cap and rotor for the dizzy if you're buying a used one, just to be safe.