Andy, You asked: "for some reason my battery light turns on when I have the engine way up there in RPM's." This sounds like a "ground" problem, check all of the main electrical ground connections. You also asked: "can someone explain to me what the jerking is that is happening? This may be related to the above electrical ground problem but more commonly this problem is a result of a problem with the fuel pick-up system inside your fuel tank. DMC Joe www.dmc.tv "We're here to help you" DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxx> ----- Original Message ----- From: Soma576@xxxx To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 8:32 AM Subject: [DML] hard driving Hey all, last night i was in my girlfriend's driveway waiting for her (of course.. heh) and i noticed a strange behavior from my car. it's an '82 VIN11596, manual tranny. i was in neutral, idling at about 2000 rpm. i slowly pushed down on the gas, revving it up, because my car just got back on the road and it's kind of weird for me to hear the car run perfectly again! i just wanted to hear it roar!! so i floored it quickly, up to about 6000 rpm, then let off and let it back down. i thought i noticed one of my dash lights flicker when it was up there so i tried it again. and again. and again. for some reason my battery light turns on when i have the engine way up there in RPM's. then my girlfriend came out and yelled at me (it was 11pm in a quiet neighborhood). for some reason she didn't understand the importance of my experiment!! :-) why is this light coming on? i have the newer 130 amp alternator with my stereo on quietly and my headlights on. that's it. seems kind of odd.... also, i was bored one night on the way home from work around 3 am and i was at a light way out in the middle of nowhere. my car was nice and warmed up so i got a wild thought in my head - i'm going to try to squak the tires! i'd done it before on accident but i thought it would be cool if i could learn how to do it whenever i felt like it (childish intentions). no matter how stupid it sounds, i just thought i'd try it, what the hell. well i took it from dead stop with it in 1st gear, and revved it to around 3000 rpm and took my foot off the clutch while depressing the gas a little bit more. all that did was make the car jerk like crazy until i behaved a little nicer with the pedals. i also tried just stomping the gas and releasing the clutch at the same time. either it sort of worked but not enough power, or it made the car jerk very violently. after about 3 tries i gave up because i didn't want to break anything. can someone explain to me what the jerking is that is happening? i don't know much about manual transmissions (the D is the only manual i've ever owned) and i'm just curious - i want to know it all!!! please pardon my childish stupidity!! later, Andy Soma576@xxxx 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596 Fargo, ND 58102 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]