Missing? at 2300 RPM

[JoeSmith949]

Hello,

I just bought an old Honda, a 1987 Accord, 5 speed, 110,000 miles. I got it cheap and i wont keep it long, so i don't want to put any major work into it. I've driven it for a few days, both at freeway speeds, as well as stop-and-go city driving. It runs quite well, it idles nicely, starts quite dependably. However, when accelerating it does something at the 2200 to 2700 RPM range. It's like a loss of power, kind of on and off very fast several times (each time is only a small fraction of a second). There is never a feeling that it's actually going to stall. Once the RPM gets above 3000, the problem seems to disappear. If the gears are shifted before 2000 RPM, then there is also no problem.

Any ideas what this problem could be? Is there any reason the car cannot continue to be dependable transportation, even if i don't fix it?

I really appreciate your help. Thank you.