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i have an 88 lx festiva 4 speed with a carb.... its a great running car but when im driving and just feel the need to go fast 65 mph is all itll do...but if i have a nice open road and ease in to the fuel itll go as fast as i want it to....makes no sense to me please help
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O2 sensor and/or carb reaching the end of its efficient life. Have them checked.
While your at it, check plugs, wires, distributor and cap, rotor, and timing.Last edited by drddan; 11-29-2012, 06:45 AM.Dan
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Cars get sluggish when the Cat is mostly blocked, too. I've never checked to see what top end is on any of mine but in a short stretch they'll readily do 145k (90mph), even my 3 speed auto.Comment
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I had a lowered Isuzu pickup with the carbed 2.3 that got a blocked cat. It started loosing power on the way home from a friend's house after a big rain. I tried switching gears and putting the peddle to the metal and was about 2 miles from home when BOOM!!! the thing blew up. Looked back in the mirror and saw orange glowing BBs bouncing all over the highway and the truck was running really loud. Pulled over and got out to look under the truck and there's a glowing coming from under there. The whole cat was glowing orange. I ran down into the ditch, grabbed a Sonic RT44 cup laying there and filled it with water from the ditch, ran back up to the truck and threw it under there, as best I could with a truck lowered to about 2" off the ground. Did that a few times, then drove it home. Luckily I had scrapped out another truck and had another cat, but before I installed it, I knocked a hole in it and shook all the BBs out of it as I didn't know what caused the cat to clog.1963 Fairlane - future NSS drag car
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Try seafoaming it... That stuff does wonders. I had a Kawasaki 440LTD that wouldn't go over 55. Seafoamed it, and followed the instructions on the can to ride it like you stole it after seafoaming... As soon as the smoke started to calm down a little, it took off like a rocket! Worth the $7 try!
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A vacuum guage will shwo if teh exhaust is blocked. See the permanent article at the top of therepair forum page.Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.Comment
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weak ignition coil can also exibit these conditions. all other ignition parts (plugs, wires, cap/rotor) must be in good shape before condemning the coil though.Trees aren't kind to me...
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thanks to all of you ill try all of that and let you all know what happens...thanks againComment
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