First gear + gas = slow/no go
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Year: 1988
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First gear + gas = slow/no go
Finally got the XJ out of retirement and went offroading this weekend! It was amazing, but there were a couple of times where I would engage the clutch into first gear, and there would be almost no power transfer to the wheels and it would die.
I have only had auto's in the past for offroading, so not 100% if it is just me being incompetent when driving the stick offroad, or if it is something else.
To be more specific about the scenario, I was turning up a hill, put it into first gear with clutch fully let out, get her all the gas I could, did not move anywhere and she died.
Not sure if clutch is out, not enough power in her to go, or I cannot drive stick offroad.
Thanks in advance everybody!
I have only had auto's in the past for offroading, so not 100% if it is just me being incompetent when driving the stick offroad, or if it is something else.
To be more specific about the scenario, I was turning up a hill, put it into first gear with clutch fully let out, get her all the gas I could, did not move anywhere and she died.
Not sure if clutch is out, not enough power in her to go, or I cannot drive stick offroad.
Thanks in advance everybody!
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Year: 1988
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I was in 4hi, and never would have thought of that being an issue. I will see if I can recreate the issue again, and try to narrow down the issue, if there is one.
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That was most likely your problem. Anytime I'm running trails I run 4lo.
I hope that was the problem glad I could help. The time I use 4hi is in the winter and the streets are snow covered.
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If the tires didn't break loose, the clutch is kaput, did you smell anything burning? Are you sure you don't have an engine issue as well?
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Year: 1988
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If I remember correctly, the tires did not break loose. I definitely smelled some clutch burning afterwards, which is terrible. I do not believe I have an engine issue. It is running better than any other XJ I have owned.
I am starting to believe that it is just me being incompetent when offroading since it has been a good 7-8 years since I have done it. When in 4lo further in the trail, I was going up a steep hill, tires broke loose but made it up the hill without stalling.
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4hi is good for going down the road, light trails, etc. But if you are attempting any obstacles / big hills, etc., you will want 4Lo. Think of it as trying to start from a stop light in 4th gear, it puts too much strain on the trans / tcase / axles and something has to give.
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