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Old 01-17-2010, 07:32 PM
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Can anyone tell me how to keep my trans in low gear on an 88 cherokee? iIt always shifts out on a hill climb when you need it to stay in low. I've been told to hook a toggle switch up but no one can tell me witch wire to splice,any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 01-17-2010, 07:34 PM
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use the select shift on 1 and it shouldnt shift out of first
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In one motion go from park to first and it will stay in first wont shift to second until you move selector.
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Old 01-17-2010, 07:53 PM
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On my jeep low is first and second when it hits the rev limiter it shifts.It wont stay in low gear on a hard run.
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Old 01-17-2010, 08:31 PM
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Mines an 89 and its the same way 1-2 is one setting, it shifts to second at redline.
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