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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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car wont go faster the 6mph!?!?

I have a 91 camaro and was leaking coolant from the water neck so I took the plenuem off replaced the water neck and now the car runs like crap and wont go over 6mph any ideas


I have checked for vacuum leaks and all my sensors are running i checked them with tuner rt.
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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Re: car wont go faster the 6mph!?!?

i forgot to mention in ran good before disassembly
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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Re: car wont go faster the 6mph!?!?

Is your throttle cable damaged? 6 MPH is like putting the car in drive and letting it roll...
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 07:30 PM
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Re: car wont go faster the 6mph!?!?

no i can rev it in neutral...
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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Re: car wont go faster the 6mph!?!?

did you fill the coolant back up? park on an incline, so the front of your car is higher. start the car and open radiator cap (on a cold engine...) and fill with 50/50 coolant mix. Once the radiator seems full, have someone push the pedal dow, and the engine will "suck up" more of the coolant, allowing you to top it off. This should get rid of any air bubbles. Then maybe disconnect negative cable for a minute or two. Then take it out and drive normally for a bit, see if all that helps. Good luck
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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Re: car wont go faster the 6mph!?!?

yes i filled the coolant back up and the coolant sensor is reading fine as well
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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Re: car wont go faster the 6mph!?!?

Sounds like a transmission issue to me?
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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Re: car wont go faster the 6mph!?!?

no rebuilt tranny...

like i said it ran perfect before and it only sat one day

runs and feels like the tps is unplugged however its not and i get good readings on tuner rt
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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Put the car in gear.

Try to achieve 3000 RPM for a few seconds.

What happens?

Can you acheive the RPM?


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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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Re: The Troopers Are Going To Be Disappointed They Can’t Collect Speed Tax From You

hey guys i got it apparently when i pulled my pleneum off i hit my disb and retarded the timing 25 degrees
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