just rep[laced water pump and timing belt, car starts fine and idles good but there is no throttle response when i put it in gear. anyone that can help?

Asked by migration_biggy2big Aug 01, 2012 at 11:48 AM about the 1991 Mercury Capri Convertible FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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car is an automatic, in gear it moves very little if at all with the gas pedal floored. in park it slowly revs up if throttle is floored and slowly increases in rpms. not so in any gear. thanks for the help

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Strange. Your timing markers check out good after replacing the timing belt?

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