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.
Location: south east BC, close to the Canadian/US border
Posts: 2,265
Year: 1975
Coachwork: Chevy
Chassis: 8 window
Engine: 454 LS7
Rated Cap: 24,500
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Originally Posted by 2jens1forever
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.
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.