now we've changed the wires too...

Ok, my 97 civic has always run fine, never any audible changes, never an overheat, nothing. Then, one morning we went out & started it up, let it get warmed up, and then went to leave. When I put it in first and rolled away, it felt very shaky, and within about 20 seconds the cel came on. I immediately turned around & went back home & parked it. That eve., we drove it to a shop to have it looked at. The next day they called and said we need a new head and head gasket. Kinda silly, I thought, since it's never had an overheat, and since my coolant is a lovely shade of bright neon green, and my oil is dark (non-milky). So, we went right over there and rescued our car from the clutches of whatever madman Dx'd a bad head and gasket. We then drove to autozone to get the codes. It was a p0301, also for cyl's 3 & 4, and a mfg's controlled ignition or multiple misfire. We then bought a new distributor cap and rotor, and new plugs. We drove home, turned the car off, and my husband changed the distributor (yes, wired in correct order). When he was done, he started the car, and it ran for about 3 seconds and stalled, and now it wont start at all. Turns over great, real smooth, just wont fire up. Can you help?
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so now the wires are new, too, and still the same problem. There is gas getting to the plugs also, he tried to start it, then pulled out a plug and sniffed it, smelled fuel...what the heck is going on here?:banghead:

ignition module? You said you replaced distributor CAP and ROTOR,,,but not the distributor, right? Some have ignition module in distributor and some on the outside (easy to remove)......I know O'Reillys can test the ignition module.