1995 Mitsubishi Galant slow when warm

1995 MITSUBISHI GALANT
2.0L • V6 • 2WD • MANUAL
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JOELLAB2003
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Just bought a galant with a sohc 6a12 engine, manual. I noticed that it gets a heavy acceleration when the is warm around 15 mins of driving. The timing is ok the car has no catalytic converter what else can be the problem
Nov 10, 2014 at 7:43 PM
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HMAC300
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scan for codes and check fuel pressure first with a gauge. also check for vacuum leaks. shold have 38 psi at idle and 47-50 w/o vacuum line connected to regulator
Nov 10, 2014 at 10:18 PM
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JOELLAB2003
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Thanks for the reply the car runs fine again when i stop lets say for about 2 minutes
Nov 11, 2014 at 5:38 AM
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HMAC300
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check what ive said in my reply also clean throttle plate on both sides and iac hole with choke cleaner, look for vacuum lines disconnected/ broken etc.
Nov 11, 2014 at 7:23 AM
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