truck starts but boggs down in gear

1993 DODGE DAKOTA
133,000 MILES
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DEPREEDER33
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my truck will start and it revs up while in park but once i put it in gear it almost shuts off and sputters if i try to drive it it shakes and wont get u speed. i have changed the fuel pump dist. cap rotar, plugs are good. checked my trouble codes yesterday it said bad throttle position sensor. i was happy thought i finally had it but i bought one and it dont work still any ideas what i coud try next? would a map sensor cause this prob i am lost now
Jul 8, 2011 at 11:27 PM
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DANLESABRE
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Have you checked the fuel filter?
Jul 9, 2011 at 5:06 AM
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DEPREEDER33
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yes its also clear
Jul 9, 2011 at 10:52 AM
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DANLESABRE
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Are there any codes now that you replaced the throttle position sensor?
Jul 9, 2011 at 7:30 PM
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DEPREEDER33
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just the codes that say battery has been unhooked in last 50 starts which is normal and a code for end of error message the tps code is gone but i unhooked battery to do it
Jul 9, 2011 at 8:04 PM
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JDL
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The code doesn't tell you what to replace. It just tells you, the computer thinks there is a problem on that circuit. Did you check the tps circuits before replacing anything? Can you tell if the system is running rich or lean?
Aug 23, 2011 at 5:53 PM
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