I have a '90 Pontiac Firefly which is causing me some grief? It has
about 162,000 kms.
The other evening I changed the distributor cap, spark plug wires, and
router. I was going to also change the spark plugs but when I started
working on the vehicle late at night, it was then I realized the parts
store forgot to throw the spark plugs in with what I purchased. If I
would of had them I would of replaced them as well. I plan on picking
them up this weekend.
After changing router, wires and distributor cap, I checked the oil and
it was good. Fired up the car, and it purred like a kitten, sounded
great. Took it for a 2km ride and it ran well. It did run fine before
as well, but thought I better do some maintenance.

The next day I get it the car start it, and it ran rough, proceeded to
drive it and can't go anywhere past 20 km/hr. It sounds as if the
exhaust is plugged, like when some stuffs a potatoe in yor tail pipe.
Nedeless, to say, LOL, thats the first thing I checked, and no potatoe.

When I replaced the wires, I replaced each wire one at a time, took off
the old, put on the new. Did that for all three, to make sure I put
them back on in the same sequence. I even marked all of them with a
felt marker to ensure I put them on correctly. I have doubled check
them several times. So am I dumb founded as to what the problem may be.
I am beginning to wonder if I got a bad set of wires? Is that possible?

Someone did tell me that the firing order is:    132
My only problem with that information is where is #1 in the distibutor
cap. Even so, I am positive that the wired are installed the same way
the old ones were installed. When I installed the router it was notched
and would only go on the shaft one way, so I couldn't of gotten that
wrong.

Any help, advise, suggestions and opiniond would be greatly
appreciated.

I look forward to your responses.
Thank you