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Torque converter going bad?
Hi all:
Veheicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 1995 "Straight V6" Symtoms: I am driving and stopping at a red light, when the light turns green, I step on the gas, the engine would revs to between 3-4000 RPM for about 5 seconds and the car would lurch and act normally. The Firestone guy: Says that it is having problem shifting to third and it's hard shifting. He called his "buddy" but would not get him. He said the "Torque converter" is going bad. I also might need some trans work. Any advice? -J. |
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Torque converter going bad?
Have you checked the fluid level, hot, running in park, brake on,
on level ground? Cold and being on pint low will cause it to slip while it's finding oil to pressurize the servos. Usually the torque convert problem is lockup and it then stalls the engine at stop signs. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ wrote: > > Hi all: > > Veheicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 1995 "Straight V6" > > Symtoms: I am driving and stopping at a red light, when the light turns > green, I step > on the gas, the engine would revs to between 3-4000 RPM > for about 5 seconds > and the car would lurch and act normally. > > The Firestone guy: Says that it is having problem shifting to third and > it's hard shifting. > He called his "buddy" but would not get > him. He said the "Torque > converter" is going bad. I also might need > some trans work. > > Any advice? > > -J. |
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Torque converter going bad?
> wrote in message oups.com... > Hi all: > > Veheicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 1995 "Straight V6" > There is no such thing as a "straight V6". You EITHER have a straight 6 or a V6. HINT It is not a V6. > Symtoms: I am driving and stopping at a red light, when the light turns > green, I step > on the gas, the engine would revs to between 3-4000 RPM > for about 5 seconds > and the car would lurch and act normally. > > The Firestone guy: Says that it is having problem shifting to third and > it's hard shifting. > He called his "buddy" but would not get > him. He said the "Torque > converter" is going bad. I also might need > some trans work. > > Any advice? > > -J. > 1 -- you need another shop. 2 -- you probably need to add fluid --at the very least -- or replace the fluid you have (which is my advice). I think your first course of action is to get your trans flushed out. I had a transmission flush not long ago, the cost was $70, and it solved lots of problems I was having. |
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Hi:
Then I have a straight 6. What is that/ I know dumb question... I wil ask him to flush the transmission and see if it helps. Thanks, -John Jeff Strickland wrote: > > wrote in message > oups.com... > > Hi all: > > > > Veheicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 1995 "Straight V6" > > > > > There is no such thing as a "straight V6". You EITHER have a straight 6 or a > V6. > > HINT > It is not a V6. > > > > > > Symtoms: I am driving and stopping at a red light, when the light turns > > green, I step > > on the gas, the engine would revs to between 3-4000 RPM > > for about 5 seconds > > and the car would lurch and act normally. > > > > The Firestone guy: Says that it is having problem shifting to third and > > it's hard shifting. > > He called his "buddy" but would not get > > him. He said the "Torque > > converter" is going bad. I also might need > > some trans work. > > > > Any advice? > > > > -J. > > > > > 1 -- you need another shop. > > 2 -- you probably need to add fluid --at the very least -- or replace the > fluid you have (which is my advice). > > I think your first course of action is to get your trans flushed out. I had > a transmission flush not long ago, the cost was $70, and it solved lots of > problems I was having. |
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All 6 cylinders are inline front to back, as opposed to a V6 which has two
banks of 3 cylinders, each bank forming each side of the "v". > wrote in message ups.com... > Hi: > > Then I have a straight 6. What is that/ I know dumb question... > > I wil ask him to flush the transmission and see if it helps. > > Thanks, > > -John > > Jeff Strickland wrote: >> > wrote in message >> oups.com... >> > Hi all: >> > >> > Veheicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 1995 "Straight V6" >> > >> >> >> There is no such thing as a "straight V6". You EITHER have a straight 6 >> or a >> V6. >> >> HINT >> It is not a V6. >> >> >> >> >> > Symtoms: I am driving and stopping at a red light, when the light turns >> > green, I step >> > on the gas, the engine would revs to between 3-4000 RPM >> > for about 5 seconds >> > and the car would lurch and act normally. >> > >> > The Firestone guy: Says that it is having problem shifting to third and >> > it's hard shifting. >> > He called his "buddy" but would not get >> > him. He said the "Torque >> > converter" is going bad. I also might need >> > some trans work. >> > >> > Any advice? >> > >> > -J. >> > >> >> >> 1 -- you need another shop. >> >> 2 -- you probably need to add fluid --at the very least -- or replace the >> fluid you have (which is my advice). >> >> I think your first course of action is to get your trans flushed out. I >> had >> a transmission flush not long ago, the cost was $70, and it solved lots >> of >> problems I was having. > |
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A ha! Eureka! I have a straight 6. Oh well, for some reason, I think I
should know these information, being a man and all. I'll keep you guys in the loop as to what is going on. Thanks, John. Jeff DeWitt wrote: > If the cylinders are all in a row it's a straight six, if the engine has > three on each side it's a V6 (or if it looks like a V8 missing a couple > of cylinders). > > Something like this... > > Straight six - oooooo > > V6 - ooo > ooo > > V8 - oooo > oooo > > Jeff DeWitt > > wrote: > > Hi: > > > > Then I have a straight 6. What is that/ I know dumb question... > > > > I wil ask him to flush the transmission and see if it helps. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -John > > > > Jeff Strickland wrote: > > > > wrote in message > groups.com... > >> > >>>Hi all: > >>> > >>>Veheicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 1995 "Straight V6" > >>> > >> > >> > >>There is no such thing as a "straight V6". You EITHER have a straight 6 or a > >>V6. > >> > >>HINT > >>It is not a V6. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Symtoms: I am driving and stopping at a red light, when the light turns > >>>green, I step > >>> on the gas, the engine would revs to between 3-4000 RPM > >>>for about 5 seconds > >>> and the car would lurch and act normally. > >>> > >>>The Firestone guy: Says that it is having problem shifting to third and > >>>it's hard shifting. > >>> He called his "buddy" but would not get > >>>him. He said the "Torque > >>> converter" is going bad. I also might need > >>>some trans work. > >>> > >>>Any advice? > >>> > >>>-J. > >>> > >> > >> > >>1 -- you need another shop. > >> > >>2 -- you probably need to add fluid --at the very least -- or replace the > >>fluid you have (which is my advice). > >> > >>I think your first course of action is to get your trans flushed out. I had > >>a transmission flush not long ago, the cost was $70, and it solved lots of > >>problems I was having. > > > > |
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Hi guys:
Complete rebuilt. He replaced all the "soft" parts. Replaced the casing, it was cracked. He showed it to me. It's purring like a kitten now. $1900.00 + tax. Cottman TRansmission, Freehold, NJ. Thanks all for inputs. -John. wrote: > A ha! Eureka! I have a straight 6. Oh well, for some reason, I think I > should know these information, being a man and all. > > I'll keep you guys in the loop as to what is going on. > > Thanks, > > John. > > Jeff DeWitt wrote: > > If the cylinders are all in a row it's a straight six, if the engine has > > three on each side it's a V6 (or if it looks like a V8 missing a couple > > of cylinders). > > > > Something like this... > > > > Straight six - oooooo > > > > V6 - ooo > > ooo > > > > V8 - oooo > > oooo > > > > Jeff DeWitt > > > > wrote: > > > Hi: > > > > > > Then I have a straight 6. What is that/ I know dumb question... > > > > > > I wil ask him to flush the transmission and see if it helps. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > -John > > > > > > Jeff Strickland wrote: > > > > > > wrote in message > > groups.com... > > >> > > >>>Hi all: > > >>> > > >>>Veheicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 1995 "Straight V6" > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >>There is no such thing as a "straight V6". You EITHER have a straight 6 or a > > >>V6. > > >> > > >>HINT > > >>It is not a V6. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>Symtoms: I am driving and stopping at a red light, when the light turns > > >>>green, I step > > >>> on the gas, the engine would revs to between 3-4000 RPM > > >>>for about 5 seconds > > >>> and the car would lurch and act normally. > > >>> > > >>>The Firestone guy: Says that it is having problem shifting to third and > > >>>it's hard shifting. > > >>> He called his "buddy" but would not get > > >>>him. He said the "Torque > > >>> converter" is going bad. I also might need > > >>>some trans work. > > >>> > > >>>Any advice? > > >>> > > >>>-J. > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >>1 -- you need another shop. > > >> > > >>2 -- you probably need to add fluid --at the very least -- or replace the > > >>fluid you have (which is my advice). > > >> > > >>I think your first course of action is to get your trans flushed out. I had > > >>a transmission flush not long ago, the cost was $70, and it solved lots of > > >>problems I was having. > > > > > > |
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Torque converter going bad?
Open the hood.
Look at the motor. The Inline 6 will have all 6 cylinders in a line. The V6 will have 3 cylinders on one side and 3 more on the other side. You may need to look at a known I6 and a V6 side by side to see the difference. It isn't required to have them side by side, but if you have to ask, the picture says a thousand words. And, except for the latest version of Jeeps, you have an I6. The Liberty gets a V6, and there was a V6 in the Cherokee back in the mid to late '80s that was a real dog. > wrote in message ups.com... > Hi: > > Then I have a straight 6. What is that/ I know dumb question... > > I wil ask him to flush the transmission and see if it helps. > > Thanks, > > -John > > Jeff Strickland wrote: >> > wrote in message >> oups.com... >> > Hi all: >> > >> > Veheicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 1995 "Straight V6" >> > >> >> >> There is no such thing as a "straight V6". You EITHER have a straight 6 >> or a >> V6. >> >> HINT >> It is not a V6. >> >> >> >> >> > Symtoms: I am driving and stopping at a red light, when the light turns >> > green, I step >> > on the gas, the engine would revs to between 3-4000 RPM >> > for about 5 seconds >> > and the car would lurch and act normally. >> > >> > The Firestone guy: Says that it is having problem shifting to third and >> > it's hard shifting. >> > He called his "buddy" but would not get >> > him. He said the "Torque >> > converter" is going bad. I also might need >> > some trans work. >> > >> > Any advice? >> > >> > -J. >> > >> >> >> 1 -- you need another shop. >> >> 2 -- you probably need to add fluid --at the very least -- or replace the >> fluid you have (which is my advice). >> >> I think your first course of action is to get your trans flushed out. I >> had >> a transmission flush not long ago, the cost was $70, and it solved lots >> of >> problems I was having. > |
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Torque converter going bad?
Some Real Jeeps come stock with a V6:
http://www.billhughes.com/temp/realJeepV6.mpg God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O Jeff Strickland wrote: > > Open the hood. > Look at the motor. > > The Inline 6 will have all 6 cylinders in a line. The V6 will have 3 > cylinders on one side and 3 more on the other side. You may need to look at > a known I6 and a V6 side by side to see the difference. It isn't required to > have them side by side, but if you have to ask, the picture says a thousand > words. > > And, except for the latest version of Jeeps, you have an I6. The Liberty > gets a V6, and there was a V6 in the Cherokee back in the mid to late '80s > that was a real dog. |
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