why no power going up a hill

Asked by Bob Jul 08, 2018 at 10:10 AM about the 1996 Geo Tracker

Question type: General

why will 1997 geo has no power going up hill . 25 mph is about max speed

2 Answers

10

What symptoms do you get aside from the lack of power? Does the motor strain a lot or anything?

7,365

I would guess that the ignition timing is retarding to the point of base timing to prevent detonation, if you can get your hands on a scanner that reads live data it can be very helpful

Your Answer:

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Briant Vidrih
    Reputation
    660
  • #2
    tenspeed
    Reputation
    260
  • #3
    DonJuane
    Reputation
    240
View All

Find great deals from top-rated dealers

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Jeep Wrangler
144 Great Deals out of 5,930 listings starting at $8,995
Used Ford Mustang
61 Great Deals out of 1,603 listings starting at $6,500
Used Toyota RAV4
111 Great Deals out of 2,857 listings starting at $2,949
Used Toyota Tacoma
43 Great Deals out of 684 listings starting at $9,975

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.