car loosing power
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Melting Slicks
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From: Orlando FL
car loosing power
I just discovered this the other day.. I was doing a u-ey the other day near my house and car almost died... It was one of those sweeping 180 fish tail type :yesnod: .. what could this be? The car kept running but only because i babied the pedal to get in running.. The car had 3/4 tank of gas, and was only at about 170 degrees.. i know its not filter cause that is only a month or so old.. pump, plugs wires? anybody... thanx :)
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Re: car loosing power (quiksilver458)
My crossfire has done this too, but typically only when it gets below 1/4 tank of gas, and I have to throw it into a seriously hard turn. I would test the fuel pump pressure first. The manual says it should have between 9 and 13 pounds to run correctly. If it is less than 9, either the pump or regulator could be going south. It's possible that your turn was hard enough that the pickup sucked air for a second or two and just caused it to hiccup a little.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Orlando FL
Re: car loosing power (Frizlefrak)
My crossfire has done this too, but typically only when it gets below 1/4 tank of gas, and I have to throw it into a seriously hard turn. I would test the fuel pump pressure first. The manual says it should have between 9 and 13 pounds to run correctly. If it is less than 9, either the pump or regulator could be going south. It's possible that your turn was hard enough that the pickup sucked air for a second or two and just caused it to hiccup a little.
