E350 power loss
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E350 power loss
I have a 1988 E 350 with a 460 engine (motorhome) which started loosing power. I used to go up the hills at full speed, now I am on the truck lane with flashers on. On the flat it runs fine, just the hills that slow me down. I replaced all spark plugs, wiring, etc, no difference. A friend suggested that the catalytic converter is plugged up. Before I rip it out, is there a way to test for this? Any othere ideas? The car has only 45ooo miles on it.
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The cat will do just what you describe. In the dealership we used to loosen the bolts holding the cat to the exhaust pipe and move the cat back a quarter inch or so. That will let the exhaust out ahead of the cat but make a lot of noise. I wouldn't drive it too much that way because of the heat you are letting out near the tranny and other things but a mile or two should be ok.
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