lil01cherokee

Need some help here. Just put my new motor im my cherokee last night and finally got it fired up this morning only to have the tranny not engage into gear to move the xj. Once put into gear it bogs down a bit but nothing moves. It has proper fluid new filter ect... Did notice a small leak from the tranny pan didnt know if that alone could make it not engage or what also i noticed a part on the drivers side part of the frame that has a green colored rubber seal on it that looks like it should fit into the side of the trans. Any ideas what it could be all torque converter bolts are good tight.

lil01cherokee

Also trans makes a gargle noise when running also not sure how to hook up trans cooler lines which ive come to find out is most Likly the problem

gdavenport0701

first off check to make sure the t case didnt get shifted into neutral if it is un hook a trans line and see if the fluid comes out with pressure when the jeep is running. it does not have to be in gear to check that. If you have no pressure coming out My guess would be that when you pulled the old motor out that the torque converter came unlocked from the trans. In that case you will have to ull the motor or trans to re lock it in. Hope that helps you out some

cruiser54

Did you remove the torque converter from the front of the trans during the swap?

lil01cherokee

No left the torque convert attached

cruiser54

Install the flesplate to torque converter bolts, I presume?

lil01cherokee

What do you mean by this?

cruiser54

The 4 bolts that hold your flywheel/flexplate to the torque converter.

freegdr

Do ya think ?

cruiser54

Nothing surprises me anymore. You?

lil01cherokee

The 4 bolts holding the flywheel to the torque converter, Yes those are all in and tightened to spec

lil01cherokee

Im no motor or trans genious if you couldnt tell just a 19 year old try to self learn myself on as much as i can

cruiser54

Just covering all bases.....

MtnHermit

Good on you. You keep asking question, we'll help.

When I was 17 my dad gave me a `56 Chevy with a blown motor and and working motor from a JY. Middle of winter in a drafty, unheated barn in Wisc. Took me weeks to make the swap.

lil01cherokee

I feel the pain my father bought me a 64 lemanns convertible when i was 14 said if i could make it run hed do the body work needless to say that never made it back to the road im from northern Michigan originally and that was a cold winter even in the barn. i sold it in order to later buy my first jeep. '56 chevy is a beautiful car.

Back to the trans problem. I found a few grounds that weren't grounded dont imagine a electrical ground could cause the trans to not work but worth asking bout. Also when the jeeps running there is a gurgling noise coming from the trans pan