Tune ups spark plugs ford escort 93?

i have a 93 escort. my husband and i bought new spark plugs for it today and put them in. now the car idles very hard and stalls out at lights or stop signs if we sit too long. we have checked and rechecked the wires going from the distributor cap and to the plugs they are all on nice and snug. what else could be wrong. before we changed the plugs she just ran hard. the cutting off is a new problem.

what might the issue be and how do i fix it

thanks

a confused womanTune ups spark plugs ford escort 93?Try replacing the spark plug wires also. You need to give it a complete tune up for it to be an actual %26quot;tune up%26quot;. Air filter, Oil, Wires, etc.Tune ups spark plugs ford escort 93?sounds like the timing got messed up or you mixed up the wires. you need to see if the distributor cap was rotated when you changed the wires, you can mark it with a pen where it sits now and then slowly rotate it a little while its running and see if it runs better. also you need to check to make sure the wires are right. there should be a diagram under the hood depicting the firing order. if you have the number one wire going to the number two cylinder this could be it. and it runs because you have most right but maybe a couple wrong and this would explain this as well. try these things as by your description this is most likely the 2 things that could have happened and it wont cost any money to try bothTune ups spark plugs ford escort 93?what is very common is when installing the new spark plugs is that the electrode part that little part on the way in bends very easy and there is going to be a very bad idle if these happens you have to take them all out and recheck the gap is the correct for these car and you may find one or more that are bend just be very carefull when you install them good luck!Tune ups spark plugs ford escort 93?most likely you have plugged the wires wrong. you have the fire order wrong. the only other problem can be if you gap the spark plugs very too off. good luck.Tune ups spark plugs ford escort 93?i know money is tight for all of us dear. did your husband gage the plugs before putting them in? it won,t run right if they are,nt gaged the right gap.Tune ups spark plugs ford escort 93?hopefully he changed the plugs one at a time so he didnt mix up the firing order. if so then he needed to gap the plugs (unless their like the bosh platinum plugs and the electrode is even with the porcelyn if so DO NOT GAP THOSE it could crack the porcelyn if you dont know what your talking about please dont talk $h!t about not gapping the bosh porcelyn plugs) if not then there is a sticker under your hood. and in a very small area it will say %26quot;spark gap 0.??) it will generally be between 0.030-0.055 depending on the engine, you need a spark plug gapper to gap each plug to that. then install. but honestly it sounds like both are the problem, gap and get firing order right. hope you guys get her. email me ill send you a pic of a gapper in a plug and of my sticker where it says where to gap it