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1996 Cavlier barely starts and dies in reverse.
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DGowin
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May 19, 2009, 11:04 PM
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1996 Cavlier barely starts and dies in reverse.
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1996
Chevrolet
Cavalier
Over 150,000 miles.
Alright, I hate this car, but it was free and my only transportation.
Recently a spark plug blew out of the first port under the hood, tearing the tip of the spark plug wire.
I bought a new plug and gapped it to .60 like it's supposed to be and bought a new set of wires and installed them.
My car barely starts now, and that's if it will even start at all.
When it does start, it runs horribly an idles rough.
Now, when I switch it to reverse, it instantly dies without a moments notice.
I haven't had a chance to test it in drive since replacing the wires, but I was able to limp it home after replacing the spark plug and leaving on the broken wire.
But as I limped it home, it died on every turn I made and I barely got into my parking spot.
I'm 20 and I don't know enough about cars to help myself unfortunately, but I am willing to learn.
I barely make any money and I'm on my own and this P.O.S. is my only way to work.
So any help at all is appreciated.
Thanks.
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Hammer Time
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May 20, 2009, 1:22 AM
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It sounds like you may have messed up the firing order of the wires. Give me the engine size and I'll get you the firing order.
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DGowin
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May 20, 2009, 1:55 AM
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2,190 cc 2.2 liters 4 in-line front transverse engine with 89 mm bore, 88 mm stroke, 9 compression ratio, cast iron block, light alloy head, overhead valve and two valves per cylinder
That's what I found out about it.
And I was wrong on the year of the car, it's actually a 98.
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Hammer Time
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May 20, 2009, 2:05 AM
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That still leaves 2 different engines
This is the single overhead cam
1998 Chevrolet Cavalier
2.2 liter L4 VIN "4" 
This is the double overhead cam
1998 Chevrolet Cavalier
2.2 liter DOHC L4 VIN "T" 
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May 20, 2009, 10:04 PM
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Thanks.
In the first diagram, is the top picture of the two sections, one with 4 and 1 and the other with 3 and 2, a picture of where the wires go into the engine? As in, the opposite of where they meet the spark plug?
When I plugged in the new wires, I put 1 on the bottom and went up with each one. So it ended up being 1 on the bottom, 2, 3, and then 4 at the top.
Is this the problem?
Thank you.
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Hammer Time
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May 21, 2009, 1:09 AM
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No, that would definitely be wrong. The cylinders are numbered from the front of the engine to the back as 1,2,3,4. They need to coincide with the numbers on the coil to be in the right order. The top coil is for cylinders #1,4 and the other coil is for 2 and 3. They can't be mixed up.
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