lose of power

1999 JEEP WRANGLER TJ
102,000 MILES
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RICE2568
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i have a jeep wrangeler 4.0 L 1999 i am having trubel whith lose of power on hills i am haveing to put it in 3rd on hills that i used to pull in 5th i have ck. all dis whiers and dis. and all the con. it idels ok and rev. ok it soundes like it is muffeld when you put a load to it i need a good place to start......
Nov 4, 2011 at 6:36 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the exhaust system for restriction, catalytic converter could be the problem. Also refer to this link for more informatiion: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output
Nov 4, 2011 at 7:33 PM
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