Q: Hesitation when accelerating

asked by on April 17, 2017

I just had brand new fuel pump and filter put in. Drove fine for a day but now it's acting like it has trash in the line. No smooth acceleratation whatsoever. Can't get it over 20-25mph just alot of sputtering/cutting out/hesitation and its slightly backfiring.I would greatly appreciate any feedback on what this could be. Thanks a lot!

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