Just bought a 88 pioneer

[Mattpioneer]

Like I said i just purchased a pioneer:rock on: , and well i like it. I was wondering what are some things that are uasually wrong with these trucks that i mite check :cry:

[WahooSteeler]

Nobody will answer your questions until you post pictures. Newbie rule :laughin:

 

Because...................

:needpics:

[Geonovast]

You should probably aslo specify motor, transmission, 4 wheel drive or not, and if there's been anything done to it. Mileage would be good too, althought if it's a 4.0, thats pretty inconsequential.

[Mattpioneer]

t has the straight six. not sure on tranny don't know :dunno: . 2 wheel drive. 105k miles

[Geonovast]

If it's stock and a 5 speed, then it's a Peugot BA 10/5, if auto it's an Aisin AW-4.

[beaterjeep]

If it's stock and a 5 speed, then it's a Peugot BA 10/5, if auto it's an Aisin AW-4.

Actually, it could also be the AX5 like my '88 pioneer 2wd has in it, or if 4 speed, it would be the AX4.

[Geonovast]

He said it has the straight 6, so it wouldn't be an Ax-5

[beaterjeep]

Chalk up another brain fart for me! :roll: Sorry about that one, absent minded yet again.

[Mattpioneer]

its an auto 3 speed, that i do know. I'm not very experienced with the dif types of trannys, only 16 years old.

[Mattpioneer]

my pops says its an a904 auto 3 speed

[Geonovast]

The a904 was not used behind the 4.0.

[Wildman]

 

And not in a 2wd ether.

 

Unless some one transplanted something else in there before you got it.

 

Check your Vin, the 5th place letter will be -

 

G - 4-auto, column shift (2wd)

U - 4-auto, floor shift (2wd)

 

And the 4-auto = AW4 transmission.

 

The above is for 1987-88.

 

And how do you like owing a truck that's older than you :D

[Mattpioneer]

its a floor shifter. i like the truck. at first i was skeptical about buying a truck that was a company in with dodge,,,,,,,,,but jeep is the shiz :bowdown:

[Pathkiller]

Well if it makes you feel any better your MJ was designed by AMC well before Chrysler came into the Jeep picture. 88 was the first year of Chrysler ownership, but your Jeep is still essentially an AMC product. My 87 still has the AMC logo keys. Since you're only 16 you may not know about AMC, but the American Motors Corporation was a great American car company and it's a shame they're not still around.

[A-man930]

I wish I had AMC keys... mine have the friggin pentastar on them.

[Geonovast]

Get an AMC switch and swap it in.

[mvusse]

My 87 still has the AMC logo keys.

 

My 87 has the AMC logo on the keys AND on the low fuel light on the dash.

[Geonovast]

I've never seen a full cluster that didn't have that light.

[Mattpioneer]

mine has the gm keys. well all but one. has a tringle on its side and a rectangal. took me a while to figure out why my chrysler(jeep) had gm keys. :nuts:

[Eagle]

mine has the gm keys. well all but one. has a tringle on its side and a rectangal. took me a while to figure out why my chrysler(jeep) had gm keys. :nuts:

According to my local locksmith, the AMC ignitions did NOT use GM keys. They look similar, but if you look at good lock and key listings, you'll see references (perhaps in fire-print footnotes) to "AMC keyway" and "GM keyway." I don't know what the difference is, but I have been assured that there is a difference.

[jtdesigns]

Here you go.. I got a new ign lock cyl for a s10 project I've had for a while, and just happened to compare a new key I got not to long ago.

If you look closely you can see the Jeep key has an extra cut along the top side of the key. I tried to see if the Jeep key fit into the GM lock with no success..

I have the GM lock cyl out of box if anyone has a Jeeps we could compare the whole cyl to see if the GM's cyl will fit in the Jeep's column.. Just an idea...

 

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