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Misfiring after replacement of spark plugs and wires

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MISFIRING AFTER SPARK PLUGS CHANGE.COULD HAVE WRONG PLUG GAP. THE 1.8L ENGINE SPARK PLUG GAP 0.041 AND THE 1.9L ENGINE SPARK PLUG GAP 0.054 IF YOUR PLUG GAPS CORRECT.COULD HAVE WRONG PLUG WIRES. IF YOU HAVE THE 1.8L ENGINE REPLACE THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR.

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If it wasn't misfiring before. Make sure you have the proper gap on the spark plugs. Make sure you have the wires connected in the correct order. If you have the old wires, you may want to end up trying those one at a time to make sure you don't have a defect wire either.
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You either have a bad plug wire or have cracked one of the new plugs while installing them. Try watching under the hood while someone else accelerates the engine to locate the noise.
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2. Bad or misfiring Wire going from the #1 on the Distributor/Electronic Ignition Coil to the #1 Cylinder.
3. Misfiring at the #1 on the Distributor/Electronic Iginition Coil.

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They are still looking for a cause because it isnt misfiring right now or because they cant find the cause of the stored misfire codes ?
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