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[Re: [power loss at high rev's]]



SailingFC@aol.com wrote:
I wouldn't be concerned about the clutch at this time.  If the clutch is =

slipping, it will happen in the lower RPMs when the torque requirments ar=
e =

the highest.  I would suspect something in the ignition system.  Start wi=
th =

checking the resistance in the coil.
GL.

-Dick-
78 Scirocco
Original Owner
http://members.aol.com/sailingfc/

That's exactly opposite of my experience, not saying that it isn't someth=
ing
else, but my slippage was first noticed at high rpm (like around 5000rpm =
at
WOT IIRC), nobody else noticed it at first since they weren't revving it =
as
high/pushing it as hard at that point. The slippage wasn't initially
noticeable at the low end, and the upper useful range rapidly declined, a=
nd
the slippage became worse across the board. It may well be something else=
, but
not in my case.