Engine loosing power on acceleration?

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Have you checked for vacuum leaks (intake)?
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Can you give us a better description of what exactly happens? Is it just a smooth loss of power or does the engine get rough running or buck or surge or anything like that? Does cooling it down correct things?

This guide should help us

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output

Please run down this guide and report back.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
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Not sure about the vacuum leaks but they've checked all the obvious. As far as a better description, I'm not really sure. It's my husbands truck I've only been in it a few times and the running outta gas analogy is the best I have. It doesn't completely stop running but it maxed out at like 30 mph and that's floored. It used to be when you shut it off for 15 minutes or so you could drive it for another couple miles but now it doesn't matter if the car is cool or not it still has no power.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
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That really sounds like a plugged exhaust/converter. I don't know how they would have checked that but they need to take a pressure reading after the symptoms are present.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
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He took the exhaust off over the weekend and it didn't change anything. A few weeks ago the converter was hooked up to machine at a smog shop and he drove around with it hooked up, pressures fine. I appreciate your help though.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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How about the fuel pressure? Did they monitor that while driving?
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Yes sir.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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And what was it when the problem occured?
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
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I'll ask my husband for the exact reading cause I'm not sure but they ruled that out right away.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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You may end up needing a scan tool to analyze what the sensors were seeing at the time. If anyone has a professional scanner, have them freeze frame the data stream at the moment the problem is at it's worst.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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2.2L s-10 186,000 miles
Truck ran well until the other day, major loss of power and can't get over 30mph. Changed the fuel filter and it appears to have good exhaust flow, so I don't think th cat. Conveter is plugged and I checked the plugs. It idles fairly well but when you press on the gas, it just boggs down, like it's fuel starved. There is no scrader valve to check the fuel pump pressure and no codes. Does this model have a remote fuel pressure regulator? Any other things to consider besides fuel pump?
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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You might want to clean your carburetor or get a new one and if the carburetor isnt the problem then u might whant to check your coil wires one may be disconnected, broken/bare, or just burnt up.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Does the check engine light need to be on for that cause that was the problem the last time they ran a diagnostic test on it. It wasn't coding anything out cause the light wasn't on. Who would have a scanner? Any shop or would auto zone rent one?
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Checked fuel pressure, it's too high, 50 with key on and 60 running.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
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Pulling codes is not a diagnostic. Not even close. There is a world of information available from the computer but much of it requires professional scan tools. Not the $100 tools they have at AutoZone but the $5000 to $20,000 tools that we have to buy to be able to find these problems.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:10 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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I have replaced air filter, fuel filter, plugs, wires, dist. Cap, and MAF. My truck acts like it has no power. There's no hesitation it just accelerates very slowly. Any Ideas?
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:11 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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I also had to replace the fuel pump. It completely died on me. I have been have this problem for about a year. Nobody can tell me what's wrong with it. It's gradually getting worse. Please help.
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:11 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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I recently inherited a 2000 Chevy S10 2.2L with acceleration issues in both drive and reverse. From a cold start the engine sounds like its rushing air and has little to no power. After it has warmed up a bit. The engine still lacks power and shakes at a slow idle. On the expressway the truck seems to be lunging while in cruise control. I have never owned a Chevy before and was curious if you had any suggestion on what to fix or try first.
Thanks,
Matt
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:11 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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First thing get the computer scanned for codes. Then let me know the exact code numbers not code descriptions?
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Monday, December 14th, 2020 AT 9:11 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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There is no check engine light on. No codes popping up at autozone
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