valve cover gasket, plugs and wires changed. car wont start

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03-24-13, 03:04 PM

dsisoutham

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valve cover gasket, plugs and wires changed. car wont start

i finshed changing the valve cover gaskets, the spark plugs, and the spark plug wires but my car wont stay running. it car cranks, it starts for half a second then cuts off. any info is helpful.

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03-24-13, 03:15 PM

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check your wires? are they in the correct order?

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03-24-13, 10:00 PM

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I agee with blacksedan...Your car is getting spark to start, but is not staying on because its not in correct firing order.

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03-24-13, 10:06 PM

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Also check ur vacuum hoses. I just did mine and it turned out to just be the vacuum hoses were'nt all plugged

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03-25-13, 06:52 AM

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Thanks fellas, I had the wires wrong.

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