Finally Fixed My 1998 Jeep Wrangler 4.0 Automatic Stumble Issue – Here’s What Worked

[ColoJeep]

All you can do is try stuff out and see how long it lasts these days. We are the test dummies anymore. I have a habit of keeping spare parts on hand for those times where things decide to break.

Gone are the good old days where you could buy quality. Things will only continue to get worse as our civilization collapses all around us. You can already see it and this is just case in point. One of many examples!

Sad , but it is reality . But one day , my brother .

 

[Chris]

Sad , but it is reality . But one day , my brother .

Indeed! I’m not worried. It might not be fun, but as I always say, “fear is what if, faith is even if”.

 

[InOmaha]

I thought if anything went wrong with our engines we were supposed to do an LS swap. The OP missed a golden opportunity.

Are those made in Mexico or Canada?

 

[ColoJeep]

Indeed! I’m not worried. It might not be fun, but as I always say, “fear is what if, faith is even if”.

For some this is as good as it gets , for some of us , this is the worse it gets.

 

[AndyG]

I know damn well from playing guitar that the Chinese can build some exceptional stuff that in many cases is far better than a comparable American product (guitars in this case). However, you get what you pay for and the automotive market is flooded with cheap Chinese crap that lasts a few years at most. I guess they figure that most people don't keep their car past a few years so it doesn't matter.

It's unfortunate though, because there are folks (myself included) who are willing to pay premium for automatic replacement parts that will last a decade or more.

What is impressive how the chinese luthiers got better…

There was a statement made decades ago, and it has never left my mind-

Product differences are disappearing.

That’s not a true blanket statement at all, but when you start looking at things like power windows, that were a unique feature, that is now standard.

We’ve seen a lot in our lifetime and if you really look at the last 100 -125 years, it is amazing.

I wish that I could say that our morals paralleled that.

 

[Chris]

What is impressive how the chinese luthiers got better…

There was a statement made decades ago, and it has never left my mind-

Product differences are disappearing.

That’s not a true blanket statement at all, but when you start looking at things like power windows, that were a unique feature, that is now standard.

We’ve seen a lot in our lifetime and if you really look at the last 100 -125 years, it is amazing.

I wish that I could say that our morals paralleled that.

I find myself very grateful that in my lifetime I’ve gotten to enjoy decades of peace and prosperity. That’s something the younger generations will not have.

To your point about the Chinese luthiers, they are amazing. I own several high end Chinese jazz guitars and they’re absolutely stunning. They weren’t cheap, but they were still about 1/2 the cost of what a comparable American guitar would have been.

 

[hear]

One of my boys is starting to play and there's no way I'm letting him use any of my good stuff, so I'm leaning heavily toward picking up a $300 Chibson Custom....I have plenty of high end stuff so I know what to look for on fit & finish etc. And when you consider that that Gibson & Fender have their own quality problems at times, it doesn't make sense to overpay in some circumstances.