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Old 08-08-2013, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by alecu View Post
I think there was another user on this board with a 4.4 that idled the car for about 45 minutes and then it drove sluggish. I forgot what his outcome was.

Possible catalytic converter? Restricting the flow and therefore reducing the power?

Can anybody pull that thread back up? It might help.
An idling engine may not get hot enough to start the catalytic convert working or hot enough to run efficiently. It may also load up the catalytic converter with fuel that could lead to an early demise of the catalytic converter.

There are tests that you can perform to determine if the converters are clogged. Look them up on Google or Youtube.
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