85xjwoody
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- Little Suamico Wi.
Jeep we are dealing with: 85 waggy, 2.5carb engine, three speed 904 tranny, and 229 tranfer case.
Well, went wheeling this past weekend and developed a rather serious problem.
Wheeling went fine, everything was going good. Get on the road and it feels like there is something giving the drivetrain major drag. Normal engine power but something felt like it was making the drivetrain feel like it had some serious power being robbed from somewhere.
Engine temp went way up but everything was functioning properly. Then while driving the temp went down within a minute or so and it felt like the power was back. But only for a mile or so then the power went away again but the temp stayed low. Something to keep in mind is that the tranny is cooled by the radiator.
I come to an intersection and try and go through the gears. Started out in putting the shifter in 1 and took off. Go to 2 and shifts ok. Go to D and still ok. I come to another stop sign and try neutral, jeep wants to go!! Not like normal get up and go but wanted to pull away. So I try reverse and it honestly felt like it wanted to go forward and reverse at the same time. Try park and it feels like it is in park and forward gear at the same time also. WTF!!
I barely make it home and when I pull into the driveway something is making some noise that was never there before. I park it with something making some bad noises and something feeling like it wanted to bind up and bring me to a halt.
Today I check the tranny fluid and the level is good. I took off the front driveshaft and checked the linkage and everything moved the way it is supposed to. I have all my gears but I try to start it in neutral and it wants to take off. Same thing with park but can't go anywhere do to being in park. :dunno:
So I am at a loss as to WTF the problem is. Any ideas? Sorry for the long post but I was trying to describe what I went through Sunday. If I left out anything that could help with figuring this out let me know. Thanks.
Kim.
Well, went wheeling this past weekend and developed a rather serious problem.
Wheeling went fine, everything was going good. Get on the road and it feels like there is something giving the drivetrain major drag. Normal engine power but something felt like it was making the drivetrain feel like it had some serious power being robbed from somewhere.
Engine temp went way up but everything was functioning properly. Then while driving the temp went down within a minute or so and it felt like the power was back. But only for a mile or so then the power went away again but the temp stayed low. Something to keep in mind is that the tranny is cooled by the radiator.
I come to an intersection and try and go through the gears. Started out in putting the shifter in 1 and took off. Go to 2 and shifts ok. Go to D and still ok. I come to another stop sign and try neutral, jeep wants to go!! Not like normal get up and go but wanted to pull away. So I try reverse and it honestly felt like it wanted to go forward and reverse at the same time. Try park and it feels like it is in park and forward gear at the same time also. WTF!!
I barely make it home and when I pull into the driveway something is making some noise that was never there before. I park it with something making some bad noises and something feeling like it wanted to bind up and bring me to a halt.
Today I check the tranny fluid and the level is good. I took off the front driveshaft and checked the linkage and everything moved the way it is supposed to. I have all my gears but I try to start it in neutral and it wants to take off. Same thing with park but can't go anywhere do to being in park. :dunno:
So I am at a loss as to WTF the problem is. Any ideas? Sorry for the long post but I was trying to describe what I went through Sunday. If I left out anything that could help with figuring this out let me know. Thanks.
Kim.
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