The tale of SuperMJ
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No, I don't lick fish.
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I don't plan on rebuilding the engine, just replacing the gaskets. However about the trans; the guy who bought the jeep from the owner told me that the owner insisted the clutch was in dire need of replacing. But when he drove the jeep home, he said it drove just fine. And when we took the trans out, the clutch still have a lot of material on it.
Makes me think there may be something else wrong with the trans that could mimic clutch issues? Should I rebuild the trans?
Makes me think there may be something else wrong with the trans that could mimic clutch issues? Should I rebuild the trans?
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No, I don't lick fish.
I don't plan on rebuilding the engine, just replacing the gaskets. However about the trans; the guy who bought the jeep from the owner told me that the owner insisted the clutch was in dire need of replacing. But when he drove the jeep home, he said it drove just fine. And when we took the trans out, the clutch still have a lot of material on it.
Makes me think there may be something else wrong with the trans that could mimic clutch issues? Should I rebuild the trans?
Makes me think there may be something else wrong with the trans that could mimic clutch issues? Should I rebuild the trans?
I thought it was the clutch fluid, but I can't remember if I ever even checked it or not.
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Originally Posted by salad
Lack of lube in the gearbox can mimic a clutch that doesn't release. But it's have to be almost dry
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So today I went and got my lathe out of storage & brought it back home, along with other stuff from storage. Had a bit of time to re organize the garage too. Yay.
I decided to look at the numbers on the MJ block. Get this... it's a '96 block with a 7120 head. Came out of the 91 MJ with 129k miles on it. Makes me wonder what happened to the original engine.
Peered inside the oil fill hole and it look clean inside.
Oh yea. I took the engine stand out. Need to convert it from 3 wheel to 4 wheel before I put the engine on it for gasket overhaul.
As usual the 88 mj ran like a champ.
I decided to look at the numbers on the MJ block. Get this... it's a '96 block with a 7120 head. Came out of the 91 MJ with 129k miles on it. Makes me wonder what happened to the original engine.
Peered inside the oil fill hole and it look clean inside.
Oh yea. I took the engine stand out. Need to convert it from 3 wheel to 4 wheel before I put the engine on it for gasket overhaul.
As usual the 88 mj ran like a champ.