Yesturday I replaced the pickup coil and distributor cap/rotor and the car has started to backfire. Its not really bad but it will make like a little baby "pop" "pop" sound. Also the car sounds like its kinda shacking? Any help figuring out why its doing this, i checked the wires and their all right.

 

I would check the wires again, it REALLY sounds like you crossed a couple of wires. Also check the rotor, make sure the cap is on tight, then check your timing. You may have moved the distributor a little when you were doing it.

 

Wow sounds exactly what mines was doing! it would pop and studder or backfire under moderate acceleration, then just yesterday was driving down the road at about 30 MPH running ine then she just quit, tried to restart and she backfied and shot a flame out of the carb or TB! now she just cranks and wont start, have got some grat advice from our members! that i have,nt yet checked out, like maybe the igntion control module, or maybe jumped a tooth on the timing chain, if youfind the problem let me knw please! and good luck.

 

its gotta be timing. you must have moved it putting on the cap and wires.