1988 Mighty Max problem

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1988 Mighty Max problem
wiese avatar
wiese
+1y
My car feels like it has absolutely no power, going up hills is a struggle and it sucks up gas what could be wrong?
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moto86
+1y
I had a similar problem not to long ago,, found out that the secondary was not opening, take off the air cleaner and rev it up manualy , you should be able to see both butterflies open, start there
istunt avatar
istunt
+1y


How would we go about solving the issue of the secondary not opening? Im havin the same trouble with my 2.6 and its ridiculously annoying
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moto86
+1y
i havent dealt with issues of that kind for a while but can tell you vacuum has alot to do with,, make sure your egr is working properly and check all you vac lines
wiese avatar
wiese
+1y
Could it be my catalytic converter?
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cowboy dave
+1y
Have you had a compression check lately?
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lush90
+1y
It could certainly be a plugged cat. What condition is your clutch in? When mine went, loss of power going uphill was the first thing I noticed.