Hi, my XJ is a 97 and I have a bit of a problem. Occasionally when I will be driving, the Jeep will seemingly lose power to the wheels. If I give it more gas it doesn't solve the problem, the rpms refuse to climb. One of my friends that has been in the jeep while it has done it to me says its like what happens when you're running out of gas. (I don't really know what that feels like because I've never let that happen...and this has happened on a full tank.) It usually does this in bumps and its only really noticeable when going uphill or accelerating. However, if I push in the clutch while this is happening the rpms will climb fine and shoot right up like normal. This leads me to believe (with my very limited automotive knowledge) that it is not an issue with the engine itself. Is it possible that my clutch is slowly going out instead of dieing all at once? One of my friends mentioned something about a clutchplate? What does that do? Thanks for all your help and sorry for the big block of text.