94 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra 2.2 4 cylinder won't go over 40

Tiny
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The car has about 170,000 miles on it. Its an automatic.I first noticed for a few months that, as you increased speed, it hesitated to shift into another gear. Like as it would get up to what should've been shifting points in speed, I would have to let off the gas to get it to change. Then the last night I drove it home from work. It was doing that worse. All of a sudden it dropped power and wouldn't do over 40 mph. If I tried to accelerate it and make it go faster, it would cut out really bad.I pulled over lifted the hood while it was still running, and there is a noise like something rattling around in the top of the engine just under the valve pan. Any ideas on what might be wrong? Any help appreciated. Thanks.
Thursday, September 6th, 2007 AT 6:40 PM

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Tiny
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I would look at the converter under the car, wait till it cools down, then get a rubber mallet and bang on the converter(s). Any rattling? Exhuast could be plugged up with the converter material.
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Thursday, September 6th, 2007 AT 6:54 PM
Tiny
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Well I would've thought that too. But the car has no exhaust lol. It fell off months ago. So the pipe converter. All gone lol
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Thursday, September 6th, 2007 AT 6:57 PM

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