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kiloo9
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Jun 25, 2014

Trouble with Workhorse 8.1 motor loosing power

Having trouble with an 8'1 workhorse gas engine. An acquaintance of mine is experiencing lost of power, engine will go to staled mode and gets "Reduce power" on the instrument panel. Now this has hap...
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J-Rooster
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Jun 26, 2014
This happened to me one time in Lake Havasu City, AZ. My 8.1 Vortec engine would run then lose power it turned out to be a electronic throttle module. It's located under the dash above your right knee. I had a Workhorse Certified Shop do the job since I was on the road and my bill was $50.00 including the part, labor and tax! Hope this helps you!

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