Re: 1979 chrysler75hp plug wires
The plug wires are 1/2/3 In a row from top to bottom.
Backfiring,do a compression test.
Then you need to figure out if the keyway has slipped??
Top cylinder,remove the plug.
Insert screwdriver in hole.
Turn by hand make the screwdriver comeout as far as it will go.
When it's all the way out,The flywheel hash mark should line up with the timing mark above the top carb??
You wheel might have 3 marks.They aren't the TDC hash mark.
The single mark is what your looking for.
You can try posting pics of your flywheel if you can't figure out what you have??
If the hash mark is off by more than a little bit,then the key has sheared.