sizemoremk
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Alabama
Hey guys, we recently got a 1988 XJ based rig, which still has the original 4.0 I6 and AW4 transmission.
I am wondering if leaving the TV cable disconnected will ruin an AW4 transmission?
After removing and replacing the valve cover to investigate some engine noise, I accidentally forgot to reconnect the TV cable to the throttle bracket.
We wheeled the rig this way for a few hours, which included my kid hitting several large puddles and showered the rig real good a few times.
After a few hours, the transmission started to slip. We were in 4 lo the whole time. It never failed to leave from a stop, and I am not 100% sure if it was slipping in 1st or when shifting from 1st to 2nd. When it began to slip, we just nursed it back to the trailer, after which I realized the TV cable was mistakenly not reattached. We re-attached it and tried again, but the issue remained.
So my first question is, will a disconnected TV linkage fry an AW4 transmission in a failry short time? I have searched for the answer, but I did not find anything that indicated that it would indeed ruin a transmission.
I am a ford guy, so the jeep suiff is pretty new to me; but I am painfully aware that in a ford AOD of the same era, a disconnected TV linkage will smoke lots of clutches and fry and transmission within a few miles. I'm wondering if the same applies to one of these AW4 trannys?
The fluid does not look burnt or smell bad on the dipstick but I have not yet pulled the pan to check out the material in the pan.
I did read that a bad TPS (or getting the TPS wet) can cause some erratic transmission behavior. I'm hoping maybe its just that...
Thanks!
I am wondering if leaving the TV cable disconnected will ruin an AW4 transmission?
After removing and replacing the valve cover to investigate some engine noise, I accidentally forgot to reconnect the TV cable to the throttle bracket.
We wheeled the rig this way for a few hours, which included my kid hitting several large puddles and showered the rig real good a few times.
After a few hours, the transmission started to slip. We were in 4 lo the whole time. It never failed to leave from a stop, and I am not 100% sure if it was slipping in 1st or when shifting from 1st to 2nd. When it began to slip, we just nursed it back to the trailer, after which I realized the TV cable was mistakenly not reattached. We re-attached it and tried again, but the issue remained.
So my first question is, will a disconnected TV linkage fry an AW4 transmission in a failry short time? I have searched for the answer, but I did not find anything that indicated that it would indeed ruin a transmission.
I am a ford guy, so the jeep suiff is pretty new to me; but I am painfully aware that in a ford AOD of the same era, a disconnected TV linkage will smoke lots of clutches and fry and transmission within a few miles. I'm wondering if the same applies to one of these AW4 trannys?
The fluid does not look burnt or smell bad on the dipstick but I have not yet pulled the pan to check out the material in the pan.
I did read that a bad TPS (or getting the TPS wet) can cause some erratic transmission behavior. I'm hoping maybe its just that...
Thanks!