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Anonymous Posted on Feb 18, 2009

Up hill travel lose of power

I have a 2003 Ford Ranger with the 2.3 (4 - cylender) engine. Has 81,000 miles. Runs great on level roads but has extreme lose of power when going up hill. Can any one tell me why???

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