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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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my car has been acting weird. first it was acting like it had a lack of power. now its to the point it wont get over 30. and when i let off quick it dies on me. it will rev high and everything in neutral but when im driving it after 3rd gear it wont go over 2000 rpm. i thought it might be not enough fuel so i went to prime it. and the primer had like a suction on it like the injector pump is pulling harder then my lift pump does anyone have an idea?
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let see on 1st and 2nd gear can you get high rpms? when was the lat time the fuel filter was replace?
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check the vacum lines since everything runs on vacum lines
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check the vacum lines since everything runs on vacum lines
Except the shift point control.
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Originally Posted by tanktube67
let see on 1st and 2nd gear can you get high rpms? when was the lat time the fuel filter was replace?
And or the Fuel Tanks Screen is partially restricted.
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And or the Fuel Tanks Screen is partially restricted.
Yep. If you have a primer pump with a white knob, and it pops back down when you pull up on it with engine off, you have a fungus restricted fuel tank screen.
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