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While driving, steady speed, slight up hill grade, I feel a ...

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While driving, steady speed, slight up hill grade, I feel a soft jerk and notice that the rpms of the engine fall from 3,000 to 2,000 then recovers. My Insight is a 2001 model with 67,000 miles.

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May 28 2007 at 1:48 PM (51 minutes and 12 seconds later)
         
Hello Customer (name blocked for privacy), what model Honda is this and what size engine does it have?
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May 28 2007 at 3:00 PM (1 hour and 12 minutes and 29 seconds later)
         
This is a Honda Insight, model year 2001, engine size is 1,000 CC (yes, 1 liter).
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May 28 2007 at 7:38 PM (4 hours and 37 minutes and 41 seconds later)
         
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Okay. There are a few possibilities. It may be the vehicle coming in and out of gas/electric mode. If this is not the case then you may want to look into the possibility of a dirty fuel filter. The engine may be momentarily starving for fuel before catching back up. You would need a fuel pressure gauge to varify this. Do you plan on fixing this yourself?
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