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Old Sep 5, 2002 | 02:28 AM
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power loss

Ive posted this in other forums thought i might try another. Here is the problem im having with my bird the car has approx. 135K miles on its V6 MPFI engine and the tranny was rebuilt about 2 years ago.

1) First off when its been sitting for a more than a day right now it will not start it just cranks, i have to shoot starting fluid into the throttle body to get it to start then i have to hold it @ about 2K RPM for a few sec (approx 20-30) sec otherwise if i let off the gas it will stall out. After its warm i can then turn it off and it will start back on its own.

2) When i drive it say trying to accellerate or go up a hill it lacks alot of power and sometimes will back fire or feel like it is going to stall.

3) I have changed the cap/rotor/wires/plugs and O2 sensor, I have also done a fuel pressure check like with the key in the ON position the psi was within factory specs and with the engine idling it was also withing factory specs. I have also tried running fuel injector cleaner also with no luck.

*alot of people have suggested a clogged or restricted exhaust system or cat. I dont notice the cat glowing but it does get really hot i dont know how hot i could say as if would be abnormal or not. The muffler is a flowmaster muffler that was installed about 3 years ago. and the cat has not been changed since i have owned it for the last 3 years.

Any suggestions will be great im trying to avoid taking it to the shop. Im going to start using this as my daily driver and start restoring the interior, while i finish up my 70 Camaro
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Old Sep 5, 2002 | 05:32 AM
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check the cat with a temp gun or have a shop check it, check the filters, maybe the sock in the tank is clogged up or fuel filter, check volumn too not just preasure.
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Old Sep 5, 2002 | 08:00 AM
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V6 engine huh! Check your injector coil resistance. Should be 11.6-12.8 ohms. Do a search on this form for my name FJK. I just responded to a post about 6 days ago & explained the entire deal.
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