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My 3.1 l runs idles good but if you accelerate it loses power why?
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∙ 14y ago
Could be a number of things... It could be air filter, mass air sensor, bad fuel injector, going alternator, bad fuel pump, plugged fuel filter, spark plugs, plug wires, and the list can go on. The main things that you have to remember is that you need 3 sources to make it run right. Oxygen= air intake... fuel=gas... and heat= spark. it is getting enough while idling but it is being blocked or cut somewhere when you accelerate.
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