Q: 92FordFestiva check engine light is on and car seems to misfire and bogs down after a load is placed on the engine but after about

asked by on December 23, 2017

check engine light is on and bogs down after load is placed on engine feels like it is misfireing but after about a mile full power returns and does not seem to misfire but check engine light is still on

My car has 307000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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