What I need you to check is the exhaust. Many times heat shields will come loose. With the AC on, the engine is under more of a load which can cause the shield to rattle. Also, the inside of the catalytic converter can come loose and rattle. That could explaine the power loss at times.
Take a rubber mallot and tap on the exhaust system to see if you can duplicate the sound.
Let me know what you find.
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Friday, August 20th, 2010 AT 9:22 PM