1988 Plymouth Reliant

1988 PLYMOUTH RELIANT
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LILGIZMO
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Engine Performance problem
1988 Plymouth Reliant 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

car starts fine and idles good,put in gear give gas--no acceleration?
Jan 12, 2010 at 5:46 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Specifics!

Do you mean the engine doesn't speed up at all? It speeds up but the car doesn't move? It moves but has low power?

Low power is often caused by a plugged catalytic converter. One clue is it will tend to idle unusually smoothly.

caradiodoc
Jan 13, 2010 at 3:08 AM
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