Jeep was before it’s time 92 Auto-shift

[yxmj]

A joke answer to a question in the tech side made me think of something funny that happened a couple of years back. 

 

Aside from the MJ, I have other Jeeps. My first (still have it) was a YJ. So, I have a bit of a soft spot for YJ’s and can’t walk away from one that is priced right even though it might need some attention.

 

I picked up a low mile ’92, mint shape, one of the only problems was that the Trans (2.5-AX5) would get stuck in second a lot. I quickly figured out the sycro was fubar (PO had a 17-year-old son that drove it…Hhhmmm) all other gears were smooth as silk….so smooth that an experience driver could easily shift without using the clutch…. just by burping the gas.

Through trial and error, I found that when it got stuck in second, I could pop it out by rolling backward (motor off) and popping the clutch while pushing on the shifter. All good

 

As time went on the tranny stopped getting stuck in second ….. instead it would pop out of 2^nd gear when you removed the load (let off the gas) …..no worries kept driving it as it was going to get converted to a 4.7-AX15

 

Had a buddy over and he was looking at some of the Jeeps and was quite interested in some of the standard options some had. We decided to go to the store grab some “refreshments” and have a BBQ.

 

As we drove, he spoke about jeep innovations ahead of their time (the knock sensor on the Renix head…the load sensing valve on my MJ …. the HO head and Fuel injection…. just to name a few).

 

As he talked and I answered we approached an intersection with a red light…I could see that the cross light was already yellow but I put my foot on the clutch just in case….right then the light turned green….my touch of the clutch caused the fubar trans to jump out of second and by pure luck drove itself forward and clicked into third gear…..and I kept driving….my friends eyes were glued to the 8 ball shift knob…..”Oh” I said quickly “and for the 92 YJ they came out with the auto shift”…….His eyes never left the shifter for the rest of the trip……..

 

[Eagle]

     

 

 

[Pete M]

 

[ComancheKid45]

Perfect! Hahahaha

[schardein]

Great story!  

 

I have a 79 K5 Blazer I bought in 1988.  The story of the purchase is awesome in itself, but suffice to say I was happy driving it home.  I said out loud to myself "this is great!" and then the wipers did a single wipe... "swish, swish".  Like the Blazer was talking back to me.  Now, it had factory delay wipers, and my mechanics brain tells me it's just a glitch... but still, it picked the oddest moments to do it.  I picked up a friend on a Friday night, and asked, "should we get some beer, or whiskey?  He answered right away, whiskey, and the wipers did the "swish, swish".  I'd told him the story of the drive home already.  He just laughed and said the Blazer agrees.  It happened enough times to really make me wonder....

[FrankTheDog]

Ghost in the machine.

[Drahcir495]