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car sputters and goes 30mph in 3rd?

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Old 03-08-04, 05:51 PM
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HELP!!!

anyone have any reasoning or ideas why my car is sputtering in every gear? i can go max 30 mph in 3rd and i have to rev real high to start up in 1st otherwise the car will stall. i hardly got it back to my house. she starts up and idles fine though. anyone know why? please help.

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umm... hows your compression? I thought that if you had to rev it really high to get going that meant you had a dead rotor.

I hope this isnt the case for you, good luck!
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me too. i am not sure about my compression. ill check adn let you know.
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okay she works again. it was the timing, and we adjusted it back to stock but it dries slower now.
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