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Engine doesn't run good under a load like a hill

Tiny
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  • 1995 PONTIAC FIREBIRD
  • 115,000 MILES
I got a 1995 pontiac firebird and when it gets under a strain like going up a hill the air cuts off until the car is out of the strain and I want to know why?It only does it when im going up a hill and the air just cuts off and stops coming out the vents until I get to the top of the hill then the air kicks back on and works just like normal until I go up another hill than the same thing happens again and I really dont know why but I would like to find out so I can get it fixed if its a problem.
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 AT 7:56 PM

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Tiny
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This is a normal function built into the AC system. When your car is going up a hill it needs all the power it can to get up the hill and when the AC is on it uses a lot of engine power. To make this work the AC cuts out to give the engine more power to make it up the hill.
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 AT 8:43 PM

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