I have a '90 Pontiac Firefly which is causing me some grief? It has about 162,000 kms. The other evening I changed the distributor cap, spark plug wires, and router. I was going to also change the spark plugs but when I started working on the vehicle late at night, it was then I realized the parts store forgot to throw the spark plugs in with what I purchased. If I would of had them I would of replaced them as well. I plan on picking them up this weekend. After changing router, wires and distributor cap, I checked the oil and it was good. Fired up the car, and it purred like a kitten, sounded great. Took it for a 2km ride and it ran well. It did run fine before as well, but thought I better do some maintenance.
The next day I get it the car start it, and it ran rough, proceeded to drive it and can't go anywhere past 20 km/hr. It sounds as if the exhaust is plugged, like when some stuffs a potatoe in yor tail pipe. Nedeless, to say, LOL, thats the first thing I checked, and no potatoe.
When I replaced the wires, I replaced each wire one at a time, took off the old, put on the new. Did that for all three, to make sure I put them back on in the same sequence. I even marked all of them with a felt marker to ensure I put them on correctly. I have doubled check them several times. So am I dumb founded as to what the problem may be. I am beginning to wonder if I got a bad set of wires? Is that possible?
Someone did tell me that the firing order is: 132 My only problem with that information is where is #1 in the distibutor cap. Even so, I am positive that the wired are installed the same way the old ones were installed. When I installed the router it was notched and would only go on the shaft one way, so I couldn't of gotten that wrong.
Any help, advise, suggestions and opiniond would be greatly appreciated.
I look forward to your responses. Thank you