Truck is sluggish and shifts hard, has to work hard to accelerate?

Tiny
MATTHEW WRIGHT
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  • 1993 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
  • 5.7L
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 264,000 MILES
So, my C1500 was originally a 5.0 but it seems like at some point someone swapped it for a 5.7. When I first got her, she ran hard, and I was running the highways a lot. Then the fuel pump and transmission started going out and I had to replace the pump and had the trans rebuild, and now she struggles really bad in first gear, kicks hard into second and is in 3rd gear by the time I'm going 30 MPH. Getting her to go 60 MPH takes a couple minutes with me firmly pressing on the gas and im too sketched out to try to push her much faster. Oil pressure dies when I accelerate and after I've been driving for a while but when I let off the gas it comes back up to about 15-30 PSI. Valve cover gaskets leak even though I've replaced them twice now but there’s no way that’s why the oil pressure is that wonky.
Friday, August 5th, 2022 AT 11:54 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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This sounds like you have a clogged catalytic converter. To be sure this guide can help you see if this is the issue:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

Here is how to replace it if that is the issue in the diagrams below. Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find.

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Saturday, August 6th, 2022 AT 7:34 PM

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