Why my car has difficulty accelerating on uphill?

1997 MITSUBISHI CHARIOT
180 MILES
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WEWEN
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My car cant accelerate on uphill and seems like low torque. The rpm also cant rev up. Is it a transmission problem or bad engine? thanks
Jun 25, 2012 at 11:17 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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i would check the cat converter first before looking anywhere else.

Roy
Jun 25, 2012 at 11:22 PM
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