surging when accelerating

[laceman]

when driving the car when I reach the top speed of a gear the car starts to jerk like a first time driver in a standard. When I let off the gas the car seems to lose any power but it will come back and start to drive normal and the surginging starts again, any ideas?

[htchevyii]

What year car? Could be motor mounts if you have an early car.

[narfire]

Not sure fuel injected or carb?
Just an amature guess... small hole somewhere and the increased airflow sucking air where its not suposed to... leaning the engine out?

[maytag]

sounds to me like you're starving for fuel on the top-end.
Check the fuel filter and the float level in the carb (assuming it's carb'd?)

It's also possible you've got a fuel pump going.... but I'd leave that for last, unless you've got a gauge and can easily test it.

let us know what you find?

[So Cal Mark]

if you have a carbed engine with a mechanical fuel pump, you probably need a new pump. As stated previously though, the entire integrity of the fuel delivery system needs to be checked

[laceman]

It is a 1976 with a carb I added a new electric fuel pump already. I will check the fuel filter and system any other ideas are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[So Cal Mark]

is the new pump back near the tank? How is the filter? Float level in the carb could be too low, there is a small screen in the inlet of the carb

[laceman]

The pump is back by the tank and the filter is one of those cheap plastic ones up by the carb

[MNspiderman]

I agree that its probably a fuel problem, but there is that possibility that if you have points, they may be weak or floating above a certain rpm which is making your car feel like its surging being its happening at higher rpms. just another opinion