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You can confirm or disprove that the ignition timing is not advancing with engine speed by watching the timing marks with a timing light while the engine is idling; and then seeing if they advance when the engine is speeded up. If the timing does not advance when the engine is speeded up; the ignition pick up is probably defective.

If the throttle position sensor was defective; it would cause the engine to stay in idle mode. If the ignition timing was set too far retarded; it could also cause the engine to have no acceleration. It may be necessary to short the terminals in a check connector; it order to disable the automatic advance so that the idle timing can be adjusted. It the timing is set without shorting that connector; it would probably end up being too far retarded. There should be an an instruction on the underhood emission label or in the service manual about any things that must be done before attempting to adjust the timing.

In a situation like this, it would be very important to run a compression check on the engine. If the compression is below manufacturer's minimum allowable specs in one or more cylinders; the engine will not be able to be made to accelerate properly.

The other thing that can cause this problem is a clogged catalytic converter. It is easy to check this; by having someone stand behind the car and hold a hand about 6 inches behind the end of the exhaust pipe, while someone steps on the accelerator. They should feel a blast of exhaust come out of the pipe when the throttle is opened. If there is little or no difference in the exhaust volume when the throttle is opened; the converter is probably clogged.

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Thank you Zaken1. The timing was the issue. It was retarded too far. After retiming, the car runs great! Thank you again for quick response and great advice (my grey hair thanks you as well :D ).

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