Q: Rewired my spark plugs 4-1-5-2-6-3 all correct. When I turn on the truck it sounds normal the first 2 seconds then it starts sound

asked by on April 06, 2017

Rewired my spark plugs 4-1-5-2-6-3 all correct. When I turn on the truck it sounds normal the first 2 seconds then it starts sounding like it's going to die. What is the issue? 1992 ford ranger 3.0l V6. Thank you.

My car has 146000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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