# help!!! new problem **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 24, 2006, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-new-problem/94163 "2006-03-24T11:15:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-new-problem/94163/1 "2006-03-24T11:15:09Z")
my car has been in pices for a few months now. today i finally got everything back together. from the engine i only removed a few things like the intake and spark plug wires which got changed. went to go start it up and when it finallly turned over it backfried real bad, and thn shut down. i could see the engine move about 2 inches to each side from the driver seat and the whole car kicked violently. why si this? im thinking i put the spark plug wires back in the wrong spots on the distributor. it’s firing all out of position. anybody? ---
**Author:** ![krimzen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@krimzen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/krimzen)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-new-problem/94163/2 "2006-03-24T13:53:35Z")
didnt label them? ha ya id say its not in the right firing order… find out your factory firing order and then trace the wires from the distributor, plug and play. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-new-problem/94163/3 "2006-03-24T14:08:50Z")
It’s not hard to figure out your spark plug wire’s order. They are usually unequal length. Longest goes to #4, shortest goes to #1. So yea, do what Krimzen said and check your order and try again. ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-new-problem/94163/4 "2006-03-24T14:48:27Z")
i know gonad heres the situation. i was going to change my spark wires. i took them out from the distributor first, then when i went to remove them from the the block, they were in htere real good, so i said to hell with it, then i forgto which order they were placed in on the distributor. the right ones are still on the block, but i know hnow that i put them back on the distributor wrong. once i get a diagram it should be all good. thanks krimzen and gonad… ---
**Author:** ![Theo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Theo23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Theo23)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-new-problem/94163/5 "2006-03-24T15:30:25Z")
The firing order of both of the KA’s is 1 - 3 - 4 - 2 ---
**Author:** ![s1495](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@s1495](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s1495)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-new-problem/94163/6 "2006-03-24T16:17:33Z")
FSM (overkill for what you need - but good reference anyways) [http://www.phatg20.net/modules.php?name=Downloads&d\_op=viewdownload&cid=66](http://www.phatg20.net/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=66) happy happy 🎅 ---
**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-new-problem/94163/7 "2006-03-25T06:23:53Z")
you’re thinking right ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-new-problem/94163/8 "2006-03-26T11:14:29Z")
so i changed the plyugs around. car doesnt backfire anymore now it wont even turn over it just tried to over and over again but can’t seem to do it any ideas?