Cutlass wont go over 25 miles per hour

86Sleeper · 04-09-2008, 03:02 PM

I recently purchased a 1986 Cutlass 307 v8 and the person I bought it from said the car has been sitting because it would not go over 25mph so they parked it. If anyone has an ideal of what the problem is, I would appriciate it.

J-(Chicago) · 04-09-2008, 03:22 PM

start with the carb. then if that's not it, inspect the transmission. My car wouldn't go over 45mph one day, and it turned out that the secondarys were hanging up on my new gasket.

Redog · 04-09-2008, 03:34 PM

If somebody tried to adjust the carb to tranny linkage (aka TCV) and didn't click it all the way down, that would happen

gearheads78 · 04-09-2008, 03:46 PM

Should be petty easy to figure out. Will it not shift out of low? Is it slipping or is it a lack of power problem?

Oldsguy · 04-10-2008, 11:58 AM

Or, heaven forbid, the parking brake is stuck!

The_Jeremiah · 04-10-2008, 12:15 PM

Lack of oil in the engine lugging it down ? happened in my BroncoII : )

Olds64 · 04-10-2008, 12:37 PM

The transmission might not have enough fluid.

04-09-2008, 03:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
86Sleeper Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 7	Cutlass wont go over 25 miles per hour I recently purchased a 1986 Cutlass 307 v8 and the person I bought it from said the car has been sitting because it would not go over 25mph so they parked it. If anyone has an ideal of what the problem is, I would appriciate it.

04-09-2008, 03:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
J-(Chicago) Seasoned beater pilot. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,588	start with the carb. then if that's not it, inspect the transmission. My car wouldn't go over 45mph one day, and it turned out that the secondarys were hanging up on my new gasket. __________________ I'd rather have a numbers matching poker hand.

04-09-2008, 03:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Redog Alero Chapter Secretary Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 783	If somebody tried to adjust the carb to tranny linkage (aka TCV) and didn't click it all the way down, that would happen __________________ Me 2000 Alero running 14's 1985 Delta 88 w/1968 350 rocket 2005 Nissan Altima (her's)

04-09-2008, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
gearheads78 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 225	Should be petty easy to figure out. Will it not shift out of low? Is it slipping or is it a lack of power problem? __________________ 66 Cutlass ragtop my way

04-10-2008, 11:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 2,994	Or, heaven forbid, the parking brake is stuck! __________________ Dan '46 2 door

04-10-2008, 12:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
The_Jeremiah Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 248	Lack of oil in the engine lugging it down ? happened in my BroncoII : ) __________________ 69 Cutlass 4 door. Built 350 inside, grandma's grocery getter outside. Best sleeper in disguise.

04-10-2008, 12:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 1,657	The transmission might not have enough fluid. __________________ "Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an OLDSMOBILE man." Ralphie Billingsley A Christmas Story 1983 "We rei-eign, supreme, ooooh god! Burrito supreme, and a chicken supreme, and a CUTLASS SUPREME!" Tenacious D 2007

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