Q: I changed the cap and rotor on my truck and put everything back the same and it wont run for more than 10 seconds?
I changed cap and rotor on my dodge. The firing order is correct and it will start fine and run for 10 seconds rough then die. I didnt turn the distributor.
My car has 173000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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