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Slow Acceleration When Warm/Hot

Old Jun 10, 2017 | 10:09 PM
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I'm new here but have been browsing around the site with no solution. Earlier today I noticed I had slow/poor acceleration on my truck until I get to about 28-32mph, but it only happens when my truck is warm/hot about 185-200. I've already checked what I could and what I have found here but no success.
I also looked at what has been done differently in the past few days; which was getting wash (not under hood), and filled gas)
I'm driving a 97 ram 1500 V6 3.9L.
Any help is greatly appreciated
 
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 07:06 AM
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Manual or automatic?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 08:44 AM
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Hhmmmm, probably about the time it's going into closed loop.
Checked your O2 sensors.
Maybe a plugged cat.
How's your plenum?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
Manual or automatic?
Automatic
 
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dbbd1
Hhmmmm, probably about the time it's going into closed loop.
Checked your O2 sensors.
Maybe a plugged cat.
How's your plenum?
as far as I know plenum is good. And I just tried freeing up cat, it helped a little.
Listening and looking closer it feels like it's not shifting down from 3rd, which confuses me as just less than 12 hours before this problem everything was doing perfect.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 04:30 PM
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Check the TV cable, make sure it is adjusted properly, and actually working.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
Check the TV cable, make sure it is adjusted properly, and actually working.
Didnt think of checking there. I'll go ahead and do that later.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 05:13 PM
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Ha, welcome to the club! I have the deathflash so I have great power when cold but as soon as temp gets to 170 it's like I hooked up a trailer. Dead dog!

But in your case, probably what these guys said. I know nothing about magic slush boxes.
 
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