Engine running on two cylinders only?

Tiny
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  • 1992 MAZDA B2600
  • 2.6L
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • MANUAL
  • 200,000 MILES
I recently installed a new rotor; distributor cap and spark plug wires to fix an intermittent misfire in the vehicle listed above b2600i. I recently got but after the job the truck will only run on cylinder one and two. It's getting spark at 3 and 4 and it has remanufactured injectors so I have really no idea why it would be doing this. It also wasn't doing this before the new distributor just every once and a while it would drop a cylinder for a few seconds before it would come back. I also tried putting all of the old parts back in to make sure I didn't get something faulty; the only part I am mildly unsure of is if I got the rotor on right, but it went on in the same position as the old one. I also installed a new fuel pump fuel regulator and filter a few months back as the truck used to be a work vehicle at my job.
Sunday, March 16th, 2025 AT 5:43 PM

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Tiny
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It sounds like you have a head gasket blown between two cylinders or possibly a broken camshaft either way let's do a compression test. here is a guide to help us, you can rent a compression gauge for free in most cases.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Please go over this guide and get back to us.
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Monday, March 17th, 2025 AT 11:59 AM

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