Exhaust popping, could be coolant?

Valkman said

I checked the spark plugs wires an the car ran just fine before I changed the gasket.

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I'd check them again. Get a spray bottle with water in it and spray them down with a mist after dark, start the engine and see if you have any spark jumping around.

Maybe you damaged one of the ends when removing them and don't realize it.