car wont start

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bware113
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1990 Piggy Hatch
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about a week and a half ago I noticed that my car was skipping or misfiiring. so as of thurday last week I changed the spark plugs...when I cranked up the car afterwards it actually sounded worse...so as of last saturday I replaced the wires...now, it turns over,but wont start... ive been lookin at the car all week and cant figure out the problem...I checked the distributor cap and it seemed fine...I looked at the spark plugs and they looked as if they werent firing...cylinder 1&2 were clean...3&4 were slightly blacked but only a dot...can anyone help me please??


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rogoman
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2012 Altima 2.5 S

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You may have messed up the firing order when installing the new wires. The KA motor firing order is: 1-3-4-2. This is at the distributor cap.

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bware113
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I downloaded a manual and checked the order like 4 or 5 times....its right


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