Q: Engine
When I give the truck gas and rpms go above 2000 the gage drops and the truck tires to die I have replaced the map sensor, iac, tps, cap, plugs and wires nothing has helped and has new coil
My car has 260000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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