Won't go past 5 1/2 grand
#1
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Hey,
Lately I have been noticing a loss of horsepower in the neon and today when I tried to rev it up a bit in 2nd gear as well as third gear it would go up however at around 5 1/2 thousand rpm's the car would buck a little and pretty much refuse to go past though I didnt want to push it and break the engine. I am overdue for an oil change which I am doing in a minute however is there any other reason you can think of this would happen? all fluid levels are fine and the spark plugs are new and gapped properly. Thanks.
~Christopher
Lately I have been noticing a loss of horsepower in the neon and today when I tried to rev it up a bit in 2nd gear as well as third gear it would go up however at around 5 1/2 thousand rpm's the car would buck a little and pretty much refuse to go past though I didnt want to push it and break the engine. I am overdue for an oil change which I am doing in a minute however is there any other reason you can think of this would happen? all fluid levels are fine and the spark plugs are new and gapped properly. Thanks.
~Christopher
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Plug wires.
Old wires on new plugs is a common cause of spark leakage down the sides of the spark plugs to ground instead of through the electrodes to the air-fuel mixture. (This is why the factory recommends replacing both the plugs and the wires at the same time.)
Sadly, if the porcelain has been etched by the spark, you'll need another new set of spark plugs, too.
Jim
Old wires on new plugs is a common cause of spark leakage down the sides of the spark plugs to ground instead of through the electrodes to the air-fuel mixture. (This is why the factory recommends replacing both the plugs and the wires at the same time.)
Sadly, if the porcelain has been etched by the spark, you'll need another new set of spark plugs, too.
Jim