- Location
- Middle Tennessee
I have just over a week to get my XJ ready for Harlan and I have a problem.
First the details:
1988 Jeep XJ
AW4 transmission
300,000 mile (approximate)
Jeep has sat since September 2023 without being run
It has been stored inside an enclosed shop
Battery was dead with 2 volts
Transmission fluid is full, regular color and doesn't smell burnt
On Sunday, I changed the oil, greased the suspension, and checked the differential fluid. I then installed a fresh Group 34 AGM battery. Jeep started after just a few cranks and ran fine. I backed it out of the shop and let it idle and get up to temp. It backed out of the shop just fine. When I put it in drive (overdrive 4), it took a lot of RPM's to get it moving. It's like it was sluggish. Once rolling, it seemed to run and accelerate fine. I went down the road and back and it was sluggish when I turned around.
On a second trip, I pulled over and had to go up a small incline to pull back out onto the road and it was almost all it could do to pull back on the road. Once I got back to the shop, I dropped it into 3rd gear and it acts the came as 4th. I put it in 1-2 and it jumps to life. Great response to throttle input. I have not tried the 1-2 gear on an incline yet.
At first I thought I may have stuck or failed solenoids for gears 3 and 4. Maybe the transmission kickdown lever is out of adjustment, a fuse, or bad solenoid?
Help! I have just over a week to fix this before Harlan. I know, shame on me for waiting this long.
First the details:
1988 Jeep XJ
AW4 transmission
300,000 mile (approximate)
Jeep has sat since September 2023 without being run
It has been stored inside an enclosed shop
Battery was dead with 2 volts
Transmission fluid is full, regular color and doesn't smell burnt
On Sunday, I changed the oil, greased the suspension, and checked the differential fluid. I then installed a fresh Group 34 AGM battery. Jeep started after just a few cranks and ran fine. I backed it out of the shop and let it idle and get up to temp. It backed out of the shop just fine. When I put it in drive (overdrive 4), it took a lot of RPM's to get it moving. It's like it was sluggish. Once rolling, it seemed to run and accelerate fine. I went down the road and back and it was sluggish when I turned around.
On a second trip, I pulled over and had to go up a small incline to pull back out onto the road and it was almost all it could do to pull back on the road. Once I got back to the shop, I dropped it into 3rd gear and it acts the came as 4th. I put it in 1-2 and it jumps to life. Great response to throttle input. I have not tried the 1-2 gear on an incline yet.
At first I thought I may have stuck or failed solenoids for gears 3 and 4. Maybe the transmission kickdown lever is out of adjustment, a fuse, or bad solenoid?
Help! I have just over a week to fix this before Harlan. I know, shame on me for waiting this long.
