2000 Honda Accord Engine stuttering and vibrating

159,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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NEFANDUS
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My car runs fine sometimes, but then it starts to shake heavily as if one of the spark plugs was bad. I changed my spark plugs and spark plug wires and made sure each wire was plugged into the previous ones place in the distributor cap. Now the problem seems a little worse. Then I changed two spark plug wire places in the distributor cap and it really started to shake alot so I switched them back and now im back to it being a little worse than before. What could the problem be?
Jan 22, 2010 at 4:46 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Did you properly gap the plugs before replacing them? Also, if you have a miss, using insulated pliers so you don't get shocked, remove one plug wire at a time to see which one doesn't make a difference. That way you'll know which cylender the problem is coming from.

Let me know if the check engine light has come on too.

Joe
Jan 22, 2010 at 2:32 PM
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