If the engine speed changes but the car's speed does not it sounds like the clutch is slipping. Could be from oil leaking onto it or it could be worn out. There is no adjustment so if it is not oily you will have to pull the transmission and replace the clutch. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Paul J " <willinot@...> wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > > > Took the Delorean out for a drive yesterday and noticed a strange problem. > > > > When driving in third or fourth gear at around 2000rpm, if I accelerate hard > the engine rpm climb as the speed increases up until around 3000rpm and then > suddenly the rpm increase further to around 4000rpm with no increase in > speed. After the sudden jump the car continues to accelerate gradually > until the speed meets the rpm of the engine. [moderator snip] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/