Yep, that's what it is. Thanks guys for your help!

Here comes a $500 mechanic bill...


Zephyr wrote:
> moktarino@gmail.com wrote:
> > Oops, I should also mention that it has 168k and when I first got it I
> > had a "roller bearing" replaced in the transmission. It made a
> > bad-bearing noise when the clutch was depressed.
> >
> > moktarino@gmail.com wrote:
> > > My civic has been treating me great until about six months ago. About
> > > that time it started with this strange grumbly whining sound whenever
> > > it was in gear and driving, mostly when accelerating. About a month
> > > ago, I noticed that I had a very small range of accelerator-pedal
> > > motion in which I could accelerate. If I pushed the pedal past that,
> > > the engine just revved like it would if the clutch pedal were
> > > depressed. About that time I noticed that the grumbly whining sound
> > > went away. Since then, on only one occasion, the grumbly sound
> > > returned and my acceleration returned to normal.
> > >
> > > So, basically, it takes me about 20 seconds to get to 60mph from zero,
> > > and I have a hard time getting much past 70mph on the highway. The
> > > engine is running fine, the issue is that it seems that not much power
> > > is getting to the wheels. Can anybody help me?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Nate
>
> Nate,
>
> if the engine is spinning, but the wheels aren't keeping pace, it
> sounds like the clutch is slipping. there are lots of little tests to
> see if the clutch is spinning
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ng&btnG=Search
>
> Dave