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Old 01-22-2003, 01:28 PM
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Car: 83 bird
Engine: 305/383
Transmission: WC T5
Axle/Gears: 3:42
Car seems slow all of a sudden!

Unless it's just the cold (even though I warm the car up), my car has been getting continuously slower the last month. I used to just punch it and it would really take off, but now it seems sluggish, almost like the clutch is slipping (but I know it isn't!) What might I check? My gauges haven't changed, they still read 190 temp, 60psi oil, 14v alt. HELP!
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your cat can possibly be clogged...
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check the voltage at your TPS sensor. im not sure about TPI engines, but mine is 6 volts at WOT....
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One easily overlooked part, PCV valve. When these go it really makes a difference in TPI engines for some reason.
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Well, I have no cat, so that prob. isn't it but I will check the PCV and the TPS. Does oil get thick in the cold, or would that not matter as long as the car was warm?
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