What is the cause of lack of power when hitting the gas

1980 CHEVROLET EL CAMINO
150,000 MILES
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STRIFE
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Whenever I go to accelerate it has no power and acts like it doesnt want to shift gears
Jul 19, 2012 at 4:47 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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either timing or carb issues. get that resolved first before looking into the trans

Roy
Jul 19, 2012 at 5:35 PM
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