Stallacrew
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cullman, Alabama
My Jeep story:
16 years old I get my burgandy (purple/brown) 1989 XJ. Love it, and can't ask for more. Hit a car, replace radiator, and header panel etc. Hit stump in ditch, totalled it. Ended with 134k.
17 years old, get my black 1993 ZJ, love it great power, hauls wonderful, has 5.2L and gets 10 mpg if lucky. Drive for 4 years. Still have, has 147k.
20 Years old, get 1990 blue XJ with 234k. Bum engine but only cost $600. Swap 89's engine into it; drive from 21yo to 22 yo. Stroke the bum engine ( bad rod bearing) and this brings us up to current.
The 1990's AW4 with 230k on the clock is starting to suck. I know the AW4 from the 1989 is good ( or was when it was parked 4 years ago). However when the thing got totalled (we kept it and didn't file it on insurance) and it developed a leak in the roof/door area where it crinkled . F'ed up the interior and I started to take it all out. while taking out the dash I pulled the TCU I think. Little yellow box and also all the shit under the dash on the drivers side
So when we go to take it and have the engine swapped, the 89 XJ cranked fine, and rolled fine on level ground under it's own power. However, getting it on the tow dolly, I had to drop the shifter to 1st to get it to move up the incline. It was really taching out in drive, but wouldn't go up, and did fine in 1st.
Would this indicate that the transmission is fine, I just unplugged what controls it, or what?
I figure the 1989's tranny is still good, it just wouldn't load on the dolly because it didn't have its computer.
Is this right?
Sorry for the lengthy explaination, however you now know my entire Jeep history.
--Alex
16 years old I get my burgandy (purple/brown) 1989 XJ. Love it, and can't ask for more. Hit a car, replace radiator, and header panel etc. Hit stump in ditch, totalled it. Ended with 134k.
17 years old, get my black 1993 ZJ, love it great power, hauls wonderful, has 5.2L and gets 10 mpg if lucky. Drive for 4 years. Still have, has 147k.
20 Years old, get 1990 blue XJ with 234k. Bum engine but only cost $600. Swap 89's engine into it; drive from 21yo to 22 yo. Stroke the bum engine ( bad rod bearing) and this brings us up to current.
The 1990's AW4 with 230k on the clock is starting to suck. I know the AW4 from the 1989 is good ( or was when it was parked 4 years ago). However when the thing got totalled (we kept it and didn't file it on insurance) and it developed a leak in the roof/door area where it crinkled . F'ed up the interior and I started to take it all out. while taking out the dash I pulled the TCU I think. Little yellow box and also all the shit under the dash on the drivers side
So when we go to take it and have the engine swapped, the 89 XJ cranked fine, and rolled fine on level ground under it's own power. However, getting it on the tow dolly, I had to drop the shifter to 1st to get it to move up the incline. It was really taching out in drive, but wouldn't go up, and did fine in 1st.
Would this indicate that the transmission is fine, I just unplugged what controls it, or what?
I figure the 1989's tranny is still good, it just wouldn't load on the dolly because it didn't have its computer.
Is this right?
Sorry for the lengthy explaination, however you now know my entire Jeep history.
--Alex
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