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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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hello i have a f150 '04 truck triton xl... every time i hit the gas it acts like it's haveing a hard time suckn gas? is there water in my tank or do i need to check the fuel filter?
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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These trucks don't have a throttle cable....they are "drive by wire". This causes some lag in response. If that isn't it how many miles do you have on the truck? It could be either of those that could be the culprit.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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i have 46000 miles on it.. it just started doing this..
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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i never had a problem with accelerating before.. i hit the gas and it acts like i hit air.. no sputtering yet
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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sounds like your TPS is going out. If you release it, and floor it again does it work?
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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when i try to accel - it acts like its have'ing a hard time tying to get up and move.. i let off the gas.. and it seems to accelerate better.. i went and got some fuel injector cleaner.. seems to already be driving ok..

yes when i release it and try again it works..
 
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what is a "tps"
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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tps= throttle plate sensor
 
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