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New distributor, fuel pump,alternator, fuel filter, cap and rotor. Car was not running when I got it.

I set the timing, it seems to have decent power bottom end, its when you accelerate past 15 or 20 miles an hour it falls on its face. Putting it on the floor it's like your driving a stick shift and started in 3rd gear. When its in park it wraps up like it should with no hesitation.

Update- car is running, but has very poor acceleration, keeps giving a p0325 and p0120 codes. I've tried setting the tps, and it tested OK by checking the ohms, I have it set at .5v. I read the p0325 is the knock sensor, and shouldn't affect it too much.

Update- Distributor was 180 off, my fault. Got everything tore down, put the motor in time, started on the first try. Tensioner jumps all over the place, looks like the issue. Now we're going to replace belt, tensioner and water pump. Didn't want to spend the money until we knew it would run. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

Yup. I might have installed it incorrectly. I have to get a puller to get the balancer off, then put it back in time and see if it runs. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

Update- Here's what we have under the covers. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

Spark plugs are wet, somebody told me to check the compression on all6 cylinders, I'll check the rotor at the same time. The motor does seem to turn freely without any bad noises, so I ssume if its timing that nothing catastrophic happened. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

It has fuel, it has spark, put a new distributor in, it still won't run. If I squirt ether in the intake it will pop a couple times, that's it. Timing belt/chain maybe?

O'Reillys has one for $105, I'm going to try it. Hate throwing parts at it, but everything points towards distributor.

Mostly daily driver, I'm in the dry part of the prairie so not much in the way of mud or trails.

I was given a 97 pathfinder, the guy was driving it, then it quit running. He said he put a new fuel pump, new filter, and a new alternator then gave up on it. He said it had multiple misfires, but the battery was out and there are no codes. I replaced the cap and rotor, they were pretty bad. It has spark, but won't even try to run. What's the next step? Don't want to just throw parts at it.