slow acceleration
05-02-2003 | 10:45 AM
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slow acceleration
On the way to school today I experienced some probems with slow acceleration. the car wont even go above 2500 RPM. when I step on the gas in second it just barely accelerates could this be my CV Joints? one of them was loose yesterday and I had to re-tighten it I may have not done it enough. Come to think of it when I tried to tighten the bolts in the joints the wheel kept spinning even when I had it locked in reverse.
05-02-2003 | 10:56 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by judd944:
<strong>On the way to school today I experienced some probems with slow acceleration. the car wont even go above 2500 RPM. when I step on the gas in second it just barely accelerates could this be my CV Joints? one of them was loose yesterday and I had to re-tighten it I may have not done it enough. Come to think of it when I tried to tighten the bolts in the joints the wheel kept spinning even when I had it locked in reverse.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">If the car won't rev above 2500RPM how do you figure it's the CV joints?
<strong>On the way to school today I experienced some probems with slow acceleration. the car wont even go above 2500 RPM. when I step on the gas in second it just barely accelerates could this be my CV Joints? one of them was loose yesterday and I had to re-tighten it I may have not done it enough. Come to think of it when I tried to tighten the bolts in the joints the wheel kept spinning even when I had it locked in reverse.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">If the car won't rev above 2500RPM how do you figure it's the CV joints?
05-02-2003 | 11:41 AM
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Your transmission will not lock up your back wheels because of the differential. Not sure on a limited slip. You need to apply the parking brake. If it were a drive train problem the engine would labor really badly to not get over 2500 Rpm's.. make sure The fuel filter did not get a crimp in a line back there while working on it. Maybe the fuel filter just went bad?
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05-03-2003 | 12:00 AM
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Shifter linkage off? maybe your starting in third?
Did that the other day myself.
Cringe everytime I do it.
edit: Everytime I lug the engine. I only ever started out in 3rd once.
Did it in a 68 charger 383 once (started in 3rd). On a hill with the parking brake on. Damn motor shrugged it off like it was nothing.
Did that the other day myself.
Cringe everytime I do it.
edit: Everytime I lug the engine. I only ever started out in 3rd once.
Did it in a 68 charger 383 once (started in 3rd). On a hill with the parking brake on. Damn motor shrugged it off like it was nothing.
