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S10 4,3L runs well in reverse not in drive or neutral

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Old Feb 3, 2014 | 8:13 AM
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My distributor and/or rotor failed while driving.
Replaced them, and car still wouldn´t run.
So a friend told me to replace the spark plugs.
I did, and the car runs now on idle and in reverse.
If I try to throttle in neutral or in drive it revs up to about 1000rpm and starts to stumble when engine is at normal temp.
When cold I could rev it in neutral too.

Before the distributor failed car ran great.

Anyone got any ideas what the problem is.
Before I replaced the plugs I read engine fault codes and there were none.
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Old Feb 3, 2014 | 1:50 PM
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Check the timing. Are you sure the distributor was replaced to the correct timing?
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Old Feb 3, 2014 | 1:58 PM
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Well. I really do think I did mount them good.
I will check with timing strobe tomorrow.
And I will check youtube on how to do that.
Oh do you mean the ignition wires?
They should be right since I could easily cet the car in very nice acceleration in reverse.
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Old Feb 3, 2014 | 8:54 PM
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I meant more like the distributor being off one tooth. The wires could also be a problems but less likely.
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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 2:46 AM
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I am sorry.
I just replaced the distributor cap and rotor.
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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 11:08 AM
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That makes the wires more likely to be part of the problem.
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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 11:59 PM
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Well the wires beeing crossed dont explain why the engine works fine in reverse
Can I have damaged something towing it 10km.
Read about that after the towing?
I didn´t disconnect the driveshafts.
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 12:09 AM
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been a while since you posted all this, just curious, did you get it fixed and what was it?? thanks
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Old Apr 17, 2014 | 10:25 AM
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its resolved.
The ignitioncable from coil to Distributor rubbed against firewall and grounded there.
damn did I search for the problem.
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