I misread that too! I'd start by checking plugs, cap, rotor, wires, etc; even if new. It sounds like the spark is getting lost under load. I've chased that condition around before. -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II " I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens! " -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Tom, > > You misread my second email. 8-) It's doing the same thing today, with the > regulator removed. It's a Mr. Gasket regulator, by the way. > > I've been fiddling with it all morning and getting nowhere. The only other > things I had changed were to clean the air filter and adjust the idle > mixture. I checked the idle mixture again, and I might have had it a tad > rich, but I wouldn't expect that to cause this problem. > > The regulator may just be coincidence. Could this be a clutch issue? > Everything seems normal on flat ground or moderate hills. No slippage or > chatter. On a long hill (I think it's close to half a mile long) the problem > shows up about two-thirds of the way up the hill. At that point I'm in third > gear doing about 35. The problem occurs more often on steeper hills. > > I have a couple of oil leaks that I haven't been able to track down. Could > this be oil dripping out of the rear main seal onto the clutch? > > Todd > > On Monday 17 November 2008 11:14, Tom Jennings wrote: > > Todd Tomason wrote: > > > The same thing just happened trying to go to work, without the regulator. > > > So obviously that's not the problem. What would cause a car to buck > > > going up hill? > > > > Many things; but if it really tracks the regulator in/out bucks/no buck > > then you already isolated it... > > _______________________________________________ > > Amc-list mailing list > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list