Re: Losing Power

Your catalytic convertor is most likely shot, therefore the smell of rotten
eggs...the smell is more prominent when the pedal is depressed harder

not sure how that affects power loss though.

"Smerby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I have a 91 Cutlass 2.5 litre 4cyl auto transmission and have a
> problem with losing power when cruising up a grade. The car will
> normally shift through 2nd and 3rd gear but then start to lose power
> when I apply a steady amount of gas to cruise up a low grade hill. I
> can stomp it down and kick it back to a passing gear, but if I
> steadily apply more gas, it loses power, almost as if it was choking.
> Also, when a soon get out of the car it has a eggy smell as if the
> wrong gas/air mixture was burned. Has anyone had this problem and if
> so is there anything I can do to fix it. On another note my temp gage
> will almost reach 260 F before cooling back down as the thermostat
> opens up. The funny thing is that it will pulse back and fourth
> between 240 and 160 after that, maybe I need a new thermostat.
>
> Thanks for any help.
> Smerby