Antioch216
New member
Hey guys, I'm in need of some mechanical help.
My job this summer was staffing Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. On one of my days off, I took a trip to one of the camps in the back country. It was an 11 mile unpaved road, with multiple cattle guards and about 2/3rds of the road is washboard.
When I was leaving the camp, my car wouldn't crank at all. I'd turn the ignition and all electronics would cut out. I re-did the terminals on the battery thinking they might have wiggled loose on the road and there wasn't a good contact. I finally got it started and got of the road onto a state highway. Problem was, even with the pedal all the way down, I couldn't get higher than maybe 50 mph @ 3500 rpms (you could tell the car was struggling hard).
It also did it again on the way into town about an hour ago, though stopped right before I got to the place for dinner.
Anyone know what may be wrong? I was thinking maybe the computer, but I am not mechanically savy at all
My job this summer was staffing Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. On one of my days off, I took a trip to one of the camps in the back country. It was an 11 mile unpaved road, with multiple cattle guards and about 2/3rds of the road is washboard.
When I was leaving the camp, my car wouldn't crank at all. I'd turn the ignition and all electronics would cut out. I re-did the terminals on the battery thinking they might have wiggled loose on the road and there wasn't a good contact. I finally got it started and got of the road onto a state highway. Problem was, even with the pedal all the way down, I couldn't get higher than maybe 50 mph @ 3500 rpms (you could tell the car was struggling hard).
It also did it again on the way into town about an hour ago, though stopped right before I got to the place for dinner.
Anyone know what may be wrong? I was thinking maybe the computer, but I am not mechanically savy at all
