mj no power....help please!!!!!

[STERLING STINGER]

i have a question

 

when i am driving my mj, i have noticed that there is no power to it , and when i step on the gas, it dosent downshift ....it just dogs out.

 

any recs????? :help:

[88mjmanche]

dirty air filter, bad gas, bad spark or plugs, could be a lot of thing start with air,gas,spark easiest things to check. :thumbsup:

[STERLING STINGER]

i did everything you named there already....... :dunno:

[Eagle]

Clogged catalytic converter?

 

Adjust tranny kick-down cable?

[STERLING STINGER]

brand new entire exhaust system

it was rotted out so i replaced it like a year ago

[Geonovast]

My XJ did that when I got it. Ended up being a dirty throttle body/TPS out of adjustment. No matter how much I floored it, it would be in OD by 40 mph and wouldn't downshift by itself.

 

You might want to specify at least year/engine/tranny with tech questions, or put them in your signature.

[STERLING STINGER]

any dvice how to check or repair?

[STERLING STINGER]

Clogged catalytic converter?

 

Adjust tranny kick-down cable?

 

 

any ideas how to adjust tranny kick down?

[freakjeep93]

auto or stick?

[Wildman]

Here's how to adjust the TV cable........really easy to do to :D

 

http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/Tra ... ostics.htm

[STERLING STINGER]

i don't think thats my truck on that link

if it is, there is no part like that on my truck

 

the truck with no power is an 88 laredo with a 4.0 automatic

there is also a transmission button on the dash, i think it kicks it to a lower gear ratio or something???

here's a pic of my throttle

:redX:

[Eagle]

i don't think thats my truck on that link

if it is, there is no part like that on my truck

Yes it is, and there is.

 

In your photo, that cable running from the throttle body toward the passenger side, at exactly top center (12:00 o'clock) in your photo, is the kickdown cable.

[HOrnbrod]

:agree: And I can see it's not adjusted correctly. Looks too tight.

[Wildman]

 

And.......That White "button" on top of the cable, is what you push to make the adjustment, just follow the instructions in the link provided :D

[STERLING STINGER]

you guys RULE!!!!!!!!

:banana: :clapping: :cheers: :bowdown:

[Eagle]

you guys RULE!!!!!!!!

:banana: :clapping: :cheers: :bowdown:

Of course we do!

 

So ... did that help?

[STERLING STINGER]

it seems to shift a lot better now

it still bogs a little, but it downshift at a diffrent time than before......alot earlier

thanks again....man i was looking for that part for like 20 mins before i got fed up and took a pic.

that site really didnt give you the location of the part.......and I'm a noob, remember? lol

 

all my cabels down there looked loose and crappy so I'm gonna put in new ones

it looks pretty easy

[freakjeep93]

which one was having problems? the white or the cranberry one?

[Wildman]

Some times, 'we' post responses, links, with the assumption that your asking for a solution, with a understanding where to look. Your picture helped narrowed the search down for you :D

 

You mentioned that "all the cables are loose down there" and plan on replacing them.

 

The TV cable is a real tough replacement, you need to pull the tranny pan to replace that, if you can find one. The shifter cable, has to be some what loose, as it "flexes" as you shift.

 

It kind of falls under the "if it's not broke" syndrome. :yes:

[STERLING STINGER]

Some times, 'we' post responses, links, with the assumption that your asking for a solution, with a understanding where to look. Your picture helped narrowed the search down for you :D

 

You mentioned that "all the cables are loose down there" and plan on replacing them.

 

The TV cable is a real tough replacement, you need to pull the tranny pan to replace that, if you can find one. The shifter cable, has to be some what loose, as it "flexes" as you shift.

 

It kind of falls under the "if it's not broke" syndrome. :yes:

thank you

lots more crap happened

motor blew:(