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Old 03-01-2019, 10:35 AM   #1
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Losing Power

Hey guys! We are on our first trip out and made it about 300 miles and we are having a bit of an issue. We appear to be losing power when we accelerate. We will drop from 45mph to 35mph and she seems like she is struggling and then all of a sudden gain some power back. Last night it seemed like she was taking longer to get power back. We have about 200 more miles before we have a place to stay. Any suggestions on what to do? How to find help? Should we try to make it to our destination? We are traveling with pets and baby.

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Old 03-01-2019, 10:45 AM   #2
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Hey guys! We are on our first trip out and made it about 300 miles and we are having a bit of an issue. We appear to be losing power when we accelerate. We will drop from 45mph to 35mph and she seems like she is struggling and then all of a sudden gain some power back. Last night it seemed like she was taking longer to get power back. We have about 200 more miles before we have a place to stay. Any suggestions on what to do? How to find help? Should we try to make it to our destination? We are traveling with pets and baby.
check fuel filters first
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Old 03-01-2019, 10:57 AM   #3
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FUEL FILTERS!

I had this EXACT situation on my bus: http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f39/12...oke-25235.html

My bus runs great after replacing the filters, i've done over two thousand miles since then.
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Old 03-01-2019, 12:49 PM   #4
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This is a *VERY* common symptom for fuel filter replacement.


You'll probably want to replace fuel filters every oil change, or 10K miles or so. Keep spares on hand for replacement should you get a bad batch of fuel.
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Old 03-01-2019, 01:12 PM   #5
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I agree with all the above!
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Old 03-01-2019, 03:05 PM   #6
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Head to the closest town and see if you can find filters there and change them.
2 hundred miles on a bronc aint' no fun.. best of luck folks,


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