88MJBahamasBound Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Hi all, new to this forum Bought an 88 5 speed 4x4 long bed with minimal rust from colorado in hopes of one day sending to the Bahamas as reliable work truck that can handle the beach and pull a boat on slick/sand ramps. My original plan was to get a donor from a 94+ but when the head gasket went out on the renix at 190k I went ahead and rebuilt the top end. Now I want to get rid of the pukegoat tranny, idiot light ip, and hail damaged hood. Used ax-15s are going for so much I figure it justifies the 90+ donor, but i can't use the ip? Any suggestions on what direction to go from here? My current tranny (BA-10?) has a large rectangular hole cut in the bottom of the bell housing. I assume this was to try and figure out why the clutch leaks fluid and won't fully disengage. Need to add clutch fluid more frequently now. I see a nice 4 door xj 92 donor for sale.....i figure i could even use the doors and swap to power windows? Can't use the ip though, i need an 88-90 ip? Thanks for any and all opinions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 love those classic graphics if the peugeot is currently working fine, I'd probably keep it. be nice to it and it'll be nice to you. you'll definitely need to track down an 87-90 gauge cluster. 91+ went to a completely different system. If you can't find one locally I have a couple for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88MJBahamasBound Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 Ok thanks ya she's pretty photogenic . Shifting is pretty rough but maybe if i figure out the fluid leak and bleed the system i can get it smooth. Then i just need to patch the hole in the bell housing. I see a bleeder on the clutch fluid line underneath the truck. Is that stock or did someone add it in an attempt to figure out why the shifting is rough? I assume that's why they cut the hole in the bell housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 photos of the bellhousing might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Bleeder is factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88MJBahamasBound Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 OK so I don't remember the clutch lines having that much fluid on them when I ran low on fluid for the first time. Some of that is oil from a CCV i just replaced but seems like there's plenty of clear fluid too. Guess I will go ahead and replace the clutch line and power bleed the system and see. 3rd pic is of the hole in the bell housing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88MJBahamasBound Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 And yes, it has a block heater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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