Recent content by Ken G Ford

Hi everyone, hoping some one can give me some ideas. Some background Info. Engine and Transmission both professionally rebuilt. In the process of fixing a leaky rear main seal under warranty, the mechanic damaged my PCM. probably with a Battery Charger. They installed a new ECM and after...

Long story but...... had the engine rebuilt, then Transmission got rebuilt around 600 miles ago. Then rear main seal covered under warranty so took it back t engine rebuilder. Wen to pick it up and for what ever reason my new batter was low and wouldnt turn engine over. Mechanic went to jump it...

Hello everyone, I have a 1997 Jeep wrangler Automatic with 82000 Miles. Just had the oil pan gasket re-sealed after engine rebuild 1400 miles ago due to a leak. initially thought that it was a rear main seal so that's why I returned it under warranty. In any case, I went to pick it up as...

1997 Jeep TJ 4.0 with 32RH Automatic lost reverse. No issues when driving forward. Smooth up shifts, smooth down shifts, No shudders what so ever. Issue is when I drop the shifter into Reverse, I get nothing. I can hear a slightly different hum from transmission but nothing that doesnt sound...

Well ran a couple of errands today without issue until last stop. started the jeep up and put it into drive and suddenly the 32RH Transmission started making rattling noises at idle and in all forward gears and reverse. Quickly checked to make sure the transfer case was in 2H and not halfway in...

1997 Jeep Wrangler Sport automatic with 82,000 miles. So, volunteered to stand flags at national cemetary on memorial day and while waiting, my jeep overheated. Easy to do here in Phoenix at 115deg. identified a cracked radiator along top of plastic one inch long. Threw job JB Weld along...

Hello, does any one have specs for a 1998 4.0 Intake and exhaust Manifold torque and sequence ? Searched the Web and cant seem to find anything ? Thanks in advance.

Also no Check Engine Light.

I will also add that Distributor, Cap and Rotors to include ignition leads and spark plugs all changed within 6 months....

Hoping other can give me some ideas..... I recently started experiencing a low surging idle... 450 to 550 RPMs on my 1997 Wrangler TJ 4.0 Automatic with 75000 miles. It has always idled consistently at 700 to 750 RPM's Cold or Hot and idles at maybe 850 to 950 with AC of Defrost On and AC...

Update! Fixed it! turns out it was the Park / Neutral Position switch on my 32RH. I replaced it several months ago when I put a steel deep sump on the 32RH Transmission and the screw's that it came with were a little to long. The screw under the sensor pushed up against it and caused an ATF...

I am gonna stop by Oriellys and pick up a new Neutral Position sensor on my way home from work today but before installing will try your suggestion above. In the meantime I just jumped pin 30 to 87 on the starter relay to start the jeep in order to get to work :)

Hmm.... would not a bad Neutral Position switch on the 32RH cause no voltage to the Starter Relay ? I believe the Neutral Position switch has three wires going to it. Purple with Blk stripe, Purple, and Green with Yellow stripe..... Now if I could figure out which wires to jump to confirm if...

Schematic of the starter sytem for an automatic ? I am thinking the 12vdc to starter solenoid comes through the Stater Relay but no idea of the wiring of the terminals on the relay itself.

Quick update: I purchased a new Ignition Actuator Pin just to be 110% sure the ignition assy is working correctly. Made sure to align the actuator per the enclosed instructions as I inserted it into the Ignition Switch assy. actuator slipped in the the two tabs easily locked it into place. I...