Quote Originally Posted by Jehu
Not the clutch... The clutch was replaced just about 40K miles ago AND i have been careful to watch the tach when this phenomenon occurs and it does not rev as it would and did when the clutch begins to fail.... next?
A manual transmission cannot slip - unless you have massive failure internally and your gearbox teeth have been all stripped off... the only place slippage can occur in the drivetrain of a manual is the clutch or guibo.

It's perfectly possible to burn out a 540 clutch in 40k miles with a bit of spirited driving... ask me how I know.

If your revs are not rising disproportionately to your road speed - I'd say you've got something wrong with your engine.

Most likely a massive vaccum leak or the like - when in top gear and accellerating the engine's running at the most stress - any ****up in the mixture and you're gonna feel it.