The fuel filter may be clogged.
Gas pedal to the floor slow acceleration.
Replace the fuel filter.
This is a common problem found especially in high mileage vehicles.
Replace accelerator pump or clean or replace the carburetort.
Sure the car is moving but it s ridiculously slow and you can tell that the engine is struggling to keep up.
When i push the gas pedal my car barely accelerates and when i push the gas pedal all the way to the floor it still accelerates very slow.
3 malfunction of tps the basic principle of the throttle position sensor tps is to detect the throttle valve opening angle which is controlled by accelerator pedal.
It has a fail safe design a spring which returns it to the idle position when not depressed by the driver.
Modern vehicles feature a complex set of systems for delivering fuel to the engine and evacuating exhaust gasses and a failure of any.
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This can cause the slow acceleration of the vehicle even with the accelerator pedal completely pressed making it unreliable when it s needed.
Generally not a diy job if you have a carburetor you may have a bad accelerator pump or power circuit.
We were going up an incline and got cut off by another car and had to push on the brakes.
Nothing at all besides a slight acceleration until we pulled off the road.
Before you get too worried let s take a look at some of the possible easy fixes.
Upon trying to resume accelerating we got no response from the gas pedal.
Your catalytic converter may be clogged.
The throttle which controls fuel and air supply to the engine and is also known as the accelerator or gas pedal is normally the right most floor pedal.