Unfortunately I'm not sure what I can do... god, I love my car but it's the most sluggish out of the three hornets I've owned, and they all had 258s with automatic. I'm sure THAT part is the tranny. I went and ordered a new flywheel, since the chipped and broken teeth on my existing one are going to chew up starters over time...this one's lasted a month or so without sounding much worse so I'm crossing my fingers that it'll hold out a while. Of more concern to me is the fact that my car is leaking tranny fluid, and apparently ONLY while the engine is running. Oh yeah, I'm so ignorant, I'm not sure where to replace my vaccuum hoses, I know there are several missing, especially to the windshield wipers... could have used those in the downpour I drove my car back down in...at least I was able to stop halfway in Flagstaff (girlfriend is up there for a month and a half hehehe). :-) Michael __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. http://personals.yahoo.com