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Low Power
Will not accelerate over forty mph
TRAPSTAR1988
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1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
113,768 MILES
I cannot get the car to drive over forty mph. What do I do to fix the problem?
Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 11:10 PM
1 Reply
KEN L
MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
47,643 POSTS
Hello,
It sounds like you have a plugged catalytic converter. Here are two guides to help us run some test to see what going on:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter
and
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output
Please let us know what happens.
Cheers, Ken
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