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Check Engine Light by Jim Ternus
Post New Message Hello,

I have a 93 Cobra p-30 with a 454 having 45K miles.

I'm traveling back from vacation when the check engine light came on and I started losing power. I was still able to climb a hill at 55mph, but no power was there when I pushed on the gas. The transmission shifts when I pressed the gas and release.

The light would go on and then go off. It seemed to go on while I was going up a hill. The light would go off if I shut off the engine or go down a hill (sometimes). I was able to travle 400 miles with this light making an apearance once in a while. My longest strech was about 150 miles. The last 80 miles the light came on more.

Also, while in rush hour (stop and go) the light would go on and when we moved a little (30 mph) the light would go off. I seem to have plenty of power when this happened.

A couple of times, I was going down the freeway and the light came on and I exited (afraid of stalling out). The light would go off but I still would not have the power I would expect (merging).

I stopped for about 15 to 20 minutes and was able to take off again.

Does this sound like a fule filter? Or could it be temerature? The engine gage stays at a cool 210 degrees.

Thanks
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