Will not accelerate over forty mph

Tiny
TRAPSTAR1988
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  • 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
  • 113,768 MILES
I cannot get the car to drive over forty mph. What do I do to fix the problem?
Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 11:10 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
  • MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
  • 43,351 POSTS
Hello,

It sounds like you have a plugged catalytic converter. Here are two guides to help us run some test to see what going on:

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

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken

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Sunday, May 20th, 2018 AT 12:17 PM

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