Why is my car only firing 3 pistons?

2001 ISUZU RODEO
100,000 MILES
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HUNTERBROUILLETTE
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only 3 of the six pistons are firing and I replaced the plugs and it worked for a day and now it doesn't work again
Sep 17, 2012 at 10:32 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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start with a compression test to verify the motor is good.

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Sep 18, 2012 at 12:57 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Which 3 are working ? Any trouble codes? Any repairs done prior to this occurring?
Sep 18, 2012 at 9:40 AM
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HUNTERBROUILLETTE
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The pistons on the driver aren't working. and i forget the exact codes but it said that there were random misfires. and I had to replace the engine in the car recently.
Sep 18, 2012 at 10:19 AM
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KHLOW2008
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You mean this happened after replacement of engine?
apart from misfiring codes, are there any others?

The compression suggested would tell us something.
If replacing the spark plugs worked for a while, it could be the injectors or cam timing etc.
Sep 18, 2012 at 10:23 AM
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HUNTERBROUILLETTE
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Yes it occurred after I had replaced it. And I don't recall there being any others but ill perform another check to be sure. And I reset the timing and made sure that it was perfect a few times because I had thought that that was the problem
Sep 18, 2012 at 6:31 PM
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RENEGADE65
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coil 2 and 5
Jan 5, 2013 at 3:07 AM