Q: no fire going to plugs
started skipping backfiring next day would not crank so i changed plugs plug wires rotor cap distributor cap cam shaft sensor fuel pump fuel pump relay had coil checked still wont crank
My car has 250000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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