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Need some help from you slushbox guys please.....one of the XJ guys in my local club broke down yesterday, he overheated on the interstate. Got it off the closest exit and into a parking lot, blew the upper rad hose. Let it cool down and stop steaming, swapped hoses, refilled coolant and got it running good again. Problem is it's stuck in first gear. I ran up and checked the TCU fuse (good), checked the TV cable (good), TPS looked good (didn't have a meter), fluid was not burnt and level is good. Doesn't shift thru gears manually, but shifts fine into R and D, just won't come out of 1st gear. And, to add, there's no power to the power/comfort switch on the dash (and flipping it to either mode doesn't do diddly either). Couple other guys showed up and we decided to get his rig out of where it was (straight up in the 'hood and it was getting dark out), so we convoyed him down the road via 4-ways @ 20 mph with him in the rocking chair. Eventually, he started to get an upshift into 2nd, but every time he slowed up it kicked back into 1st and locked in again. Got it to a buddy's garage and called it a night. What say y'all on this? I'm thinking either a bad TCU, TPS, or OD solenoid (in that order). Jeff

similar......I used a large prybar with an angled head. Put the tip into one of the teeth on the flywheel, reinstalled one of the side bellhousing bolts and wedged the bar. Jeff

brother Taz must be really shagging down the OT at that palace......haven't heard a peep from him in ages :dunno: Jeff

MT flywheel bolts are longer than AT flexplate bolts....beender, donedat.....I reused an old set I had with an extra 10 lb/ft of torque and plenty of red locktite. So far, so good. Jeff

Mister Trouble...... RIP Colonel Rowe :USAflag: Jeff

and just to make sure......yes, truck (and you'll pay the extra reg fees associated with that too :yes: ) When we moved down here to VA and I re-registered mine, they gave me passenger car plates. I rolled with them for several years (cheaper) until I went SOA.....and exceeded max bumper height regulations. Went back to DMV, gave them the GVWR on it and got "truck" plates, which gave me an extra few inches in bumper height allowance. Not sure if PA is the same on height regs, but I'd wager it's similar. Check PA State Police website to make certain, if it's a concern for your rig. Enjoy PA :ack: Jeff

Funny, I haven't seen him active on MPJAI either...... Jeff

Copied from MJ, Copied from JF, originally posted on CL in Wilmington, NC. "I should start by saying that if you are looking for a “Pajama party Barbie Jeep” you my friend, should keep looking. If you are looking for a short description of to the beast before you, I can offer you two words “MEAT & POTATOES”. This is the All American chariot of the free world. I won rights to find this Jeep from Indiana Jones, Chuck Norris, and Bear Grylls in a poker game in Monte Carlo. I went all in with my life as collateral and won a map to the prized treasure on a bluff. The map lead me across all 7 continents until I found it’s hiding place, a giant mine shaft 5 miles north of Hell itself. Armed with a pick ax and six pack of beer I dug this jeep out of the darkness, it was buried under 70 tons of granite. When Satan tried to stop me, I dropped the hammer in my new beast, ran his red *** over, stole his girl, and floored it all the way back up. He was up he was no match for the furry under this hood. I quickly realized at this point I wasn’t dealing with any ordinary Jeep. This thing was forged from a single block of all American Tungsten Steel. Real sturdy! From that day forward my life has never been the same. So if you are looking for a rice burning hatch back, a solar powered liberal mobile, or even a Hyundai crossover keep on looking my friend this thing is a piece of red white and blue Americana Machinery. This baby’s pulse is pumping 4 liters of uncensored raw fuel through her straight six nuclear power plant. And rest assured this is no metro feminine automatic…you command her to obey, with your calloused hand planted firmly on the t bar Hurst shifter. And she will obey, the first time, every time. If you can’t handle your stick shifter, or reach the clutch pedal, you better not ferry skip over here wanting to test drive her. If you stall her out, you can count on getting hit in the face with a piece of re-bar and sent back to Chapel Hill where you came from. If you’re a man who needs such worldly things as air conditioning, Move on, you do not possess the Jedi Force. Read no further. If you want to blow the sweat off your brow, you do the old fashioned way: doors off, top down. “What if it rains?”…You winey *****! I told you to stop reading… Any man who drives this beast doesn’t give a **** about rain. Not even skin melting acid rain, Cause he’s already dripping wet in blood, sweat, dip spit, and fish guts. If you are looking for the kind of jeep that has to be pansy parked in the garage, so the “carpet doesn’t get wet and soggy” Then you should plant your Obama sticker on some Japanese piece of ****. Cause this thing has drain holes in the floor to let the blood drain out from buffalo you just killed, with your bare hands. Because you are William Wallace from Braveheart and when you get home you can leave your “sissy sponge glove car wash kit” in the pink bucket it came in. Go ahead and spark up your 6000 psi heated pressure washer on the dually trailer in your man cave, cause you are Tim Gillespie and you can pressure wash your truck on the inside. She’s got vinyl saddles with a full roll cage in case that buffalo comes back to life while you’re doing 80 over some mountain pass or flooded river. If you’re thinking about Mexican chrome bumpers for her, think again. The bumper bashers come hand forged in a blacksmith shop in Franklin County over a wood burnin fire, out of 4 inch well casing, and railroad tracks and then I welded em to the damn chassis. That way if you get deployed you can piggy back this war wagon on a deuce and a half and chain her down tight from the four corners, so you don’t lose her when your convoy gets hit by a talibani roadside suicide bomber. And forget about putting one of those “It’s a Jeep Thing…You wouldn’t understand” stickers on this machine cause when you’re spotted in this American Classic there will be no questions, no further explanation required, people will understand and get out of your way…..real quick. If you think you’re ready to park this panty hauler on your tract of land. If you buy this jeep you better go get your old lady ready for some damn changes around your lair, cause this **** will be happening. Happening. 1. More chest hair. 2. You’re growing a beard. 3. Meat Only Diet. 4. T-Rex for a pet. 5. You’re taking a job at the lumber mill. 6. Your car carries five kegs. 7. Penis enlargement. 8. Catch more fish. 9. Wire bristled toothbrush. 10. Sex in the yard. 11. Sex in the garage. 12. All male offspring. 13. Chiseled jaw line. 14. Not giving a damn. 15. Flesh turning to steel. 16. Higher salary 17. Promotions. 18. Better looking wives. 19. Better looking mistresses. 20. More golfing 21. More killing stuff. 22. More dead animals in the KITCHEN freezer. 23. More tools in your garage. 24. Bigger TV 25. Wife takes out the trash 26. Four Wheel Drive 27. Wife brings trash can in from road. 28. Wife stops *****ing about clothes on floor. 29. Wife stocks fridge with beer. 30. Chuck Norris. 31. John McCain 32. Steaks for dinner. 33. Winning the Lottery. 34. *****es on the side. 35. Wrestling with bears. 36. Building **** out of stone. 37. Riding Lawn Mower. 38. Bon Fires in cul-de-sac. 39. Bar Fights. 40. Wife picks you up from Thee Gentlemen’s Club. 41. Craftsman Tools. 42. Jay Bisset. 43. Welding stuff. 44. Digging holes. 45. Huge Piece of meat. Put your GPS back in your purse cause this thing has compass bolted to the dash. Sounds good doesn’t it? This jeep has carried me through 117,000 miles of battlefield twice as gruesome as the second half of the movie “300”….And just like a trusty steed this juggernaut has never left me stranded. If you think you’ve worn her out you drag this ***** back to me in any condition. And Ill handle the rest. But if you think you’re going to get to whip this mule you better pony up Fifty Five Hundred Dollars…American Cash. I’m not selling you this car unless you are clearly a pure blooded American Species, so don’t even think about it. Americans Only. No Checks. No Euros No Northerners. No Red Hair. No Low-Ballers. No one from Chapel Hill. Soak it up. This thing is worth more than semi loaded down with Gold Bullion." Location: Wilmington it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Didn't get to see any of the game :fs1: but I did watch most of the closing ceremonies. I gotta say that the entire Canadian games (the small malfunction that happened at the opening ceremonies notwithstanding) were outstanding. The closing ceremonies were absolutely top notch, and really showed Canadian pride in country, people, heritage and tradition. Canada really outdid itself :Canadaflag: .....and the giant inflatable beavers were awesome :rotf: Jeff

he called me last week on my cell, but I missed the call. I tried calling him back a couple of times and he didn't answer (which is pretty odd). Mebbe he and the missus went on vacation or something (??). If you do hear from him, tell him to give me a call. Jeff

backprobe the injector harness with a meter and watch the pulses, see if they are steady/even and change with engine RPM (analog meter would be best for this). If you start seeing voltage drops when the engine is stumbling, you'll know it's something ECU related and can troubleshoot from there.

they look ok to me it's hard to tell from your video, but is the vaccuum line to the MAP sensor hooked up? Also looks like the grommet is cracked on the rear vac line on the valve cover (but maybe it's just shadowing in the vid). there should have been a noticeable change in idle behavior when you manually opened up the EGR valve (assuming it was idling smoothly when you did). Wouldn't hurt to take the valve off the manifold and verify that it's closing completely. Jeff

Looking for a TJ (has to be a TJ) TC shift assembly.......just need the shift handle that bolts to the tranny hump inside the cab. I really only need the bottom part (#9 in the pic below), but I'll take the entire shifter if someone has one. Image Not Found TIA, Jeff

I've got an external slave AX15, but don't have the master or clutch line for it.....I'd take $250 for it. I could be coming back up to Johnstown in the next couple of weeks and can meet you on 22 somewhere....family farm is down in Armagh off Grange Hall road ;) Jeff

unplug the O2 sensor and run it, see if it changes any. If not, disconnect the wiring connector from the EGR solenoid (passenger side, above the evap canister) and run it, see if it changes any. Definately sounds to me like an A/F ratio mixture issue. If neither of those changes anything, I'd suspect the injector (but those are quick, no $$$$ checks you can make first) Jeff

my wife and I are hitting the BVI/Southern Carribean this year on vacation. This place is now officially on the list (whether they like it or not....... :D ) Jeff

It'll probably be April/May anyway 'till we get up that way. We're heading up to NYC in March for a long getaway weekend with some friends from PA...... last time we went up to Philly I made a trip up to Harry's, but didn't really take any tools with me (just wanted to check the place out). New Ringold is kinda close to where we stay (Valley Forge/Phoenixville area). Isn't there also a place called Davey's somewhere around there too? We could plan a mini pow-wow...... :yes: Jeff

where is Elmhurst in relation to Philly and/or Lancaster area? We have kin in both places that we'll be coming up to visit here sometime this spring/summer. I'll bring my toolbox :D Jeff

also, if the fuel pump/sending unit is good in either MJ, you could/should grab 'em......

it's the part that attaches the rear driveshaft to the output on the transfer case. YJ yokes are wider between the yoke ears, and are nominally longer than XJ/MJ yokes. Lotsa folks that either swap rear axles with shorter pinions or lift XJ/MJ's can use them. Jeff

go back there and grab every YJ slip yoke that you can...... Jeff

niiiice....you've got Jeep style, my friend :cheers: Jeff

I'll keep my eyes out for you in the local yards down here Greg....there was a beauty of a maroon bench in one a couple months ago.

Image Not Found #14 is the bracket that bolts to the tranny tunnel....the little heim sits about 1.5" to the rear on the AX15 part (it's centered on the other ones). #31 is the bracket that bolts to the tranny #15 is the rod that connects the linkage to the TC Jeff

there are three parts of the linkage specific to the AX15 that you'll need..... the trunion bracket that bolts to the tranny tunnel that has the little orbital joint in it the trunion bracket that bolts to the tranny/transfer case studs the rod that connects the trunion to the range selector on the TC The floor shifter and the trunion contraption are the same for all tranny models Jeff