94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.

I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero
overnight.

I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired
right up,
but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
neutral.

I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
dont
make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
weird
to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
electronics
that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
make
sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.

Any Insight?

Re: 94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:06:06 -0700, mpdsville1@yahoo.com wrote:

> Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.
>
> I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero overnight.
>
> I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired right
> up,
> but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
> neutral.
>
> I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
> dont
> make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
> weird
> to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
> electronics
> that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
> make
> sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.
>
> Any Insight?

Most likely needs the transmission fluid changed - may even need it done
a couple of times or even flushed. I'd be changing all the fluids anyway.

--
Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>

Re: 94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:06:06 -0700, mpdsville1@yahoo.com wrote:

> Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.
>
> I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero overnight.
>
> I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired right
> up,
> but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
> neutral.
>
> I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
> dont
> make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
> weird
> to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
> electronics
> that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
> make
> sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.
>
> Any Insight?

Most likely needs the transmission fluid changed - may even need it done
a couple of times or even flushed. I'd be changing all the fluids anyway.

--
Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>

Re: 94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:06:06 -0700, mpdsville1@yahoo.com wrote:

> Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.
>
> I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero overnight.
>
> I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired right
> up,
> but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
> neutral.
>
> I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
> dont
> make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
> weird
> to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
> electronics
> that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
> make
> sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.
>
> Any Insight?

Most likely needs the transmission fluid changed - may even need it done
a couple of times or even flushed. I'd be changing all the fluids anyway.

--
Will Honea <whonea@yahoo.com>

Re: 94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

That normally indicates a low fluid situation.

Hmmm..... You should post all the problems in one thread because they
may be connected.....

A stalling issue can be a dirty connection at the TPS which also
controls the transmission shifting.... This is located on the throttle
body.

All the low power computer sensor plugs and sockets can benefit from a
clean with a spray contact cleaner. Electronic stores sell this. It is
a cheap possible fix before spending money anyway.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

mpdsville1@yahoo.com wrote:
> Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.
>
> I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero
> overnight.
>
> I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired
> right up,
> but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
> neutral.
>
> I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
> dont
> make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
> weird
> to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
> electronics
> that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
> make
> sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.
>
> Any Insight?
>

Re: 94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

That normally indicates a low fluid situation.

Hmmm..... You should post all the problems in one thread because they
may be connected.....

A stalling issue can be a dirty connection at the TPS which also
controls the transmission shifting.... This is located on the throttle
body.

All the low power computer sensor plugs and sockets can benefit from a
clean with a spray contact cleaner. Electronic stores sell this. It is
a cheap possible fix before spending money anyway.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

mpdsville1@yahoo.com wrote:
> Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.
>
> I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero
> overnight.
>
> I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired
> right up,
> but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
> neutral.
>
> I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
> dont
> make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
> weird
> to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
> electronics
> that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
> make
> sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.
>
> Any Insight?
>

Re: 94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

That normally indicates a low fluid situation.

Hmmm..... You should post all the problems in one thread because they
may be connected.....

A stalling issue can be a dirty connection at the TPS which also
controls the transmission shifting.... This is located on the throttle
body.

All the low power computer sensor plugs and sockets can benefit from a
clean with a spray contact cleaner. Electronic stores sell this. It is
a cheap possible fix before spending money anyway.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

mpdsville1@yahoo.com wrote:
> Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.
>
> I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero
> overnight.
>
> I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired
> right up,
> but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
> neutral.
>
> I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
> dont
> make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
> weird
> to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
> electronics
> that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
> make
> sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.
>
> Any Insight?
>

Re: 94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

On Mar 19, 7:31 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> That normally indicates a low fluid situation.
>
> Hmmm..... You should post all the problems in one thread because they
> may be connected.....
>
> A stalling issue can be a dirty connection at the TPS which also
> controls the transmission shifting.... This is located on the throttle
> body.
>
> All the low power computer sensor plugs and sockets can benefit from a
> clean with a spray contact cleaner. Electronic stores sell this. It is
> a cheap possible fix before spending money anyway.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>
>
> mpdsvil...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.
>
> > I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero
> > overnight.
>
> > I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired
> > right up,
> > but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
> > neutral.
>
> > I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
> > dont
> > make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
> > weird
> > to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
> > electronics
> > that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
> > make
> > sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.
>
> > Any Insight?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Though the time you cite certainly points to a problem even getting
the transmission fluid to circulate at all, here's an idea -- the next
time you run up against that problem (by the sound of it, we're
talking about tomorrow AM), put it in neutral for 30 seconds or a
minute and see if your problem changes at all. "Park" circulates
transmission fluid through an abbreviated route, "Neutral" circulates
through the entire system...

Re: 94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

On Mar 19, 7:31 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> That normally indicates a low fluid situation.
>
> Hmmm..... You should post all the problems in one thread because they
> may be connected.....
>
> A stalling issue can be a dirty connection at the TPS which also
> controls the transmission shifting.... This is located on the throttle
> body.
>
> All the low power computer sensor plugs and sockets can benefit from a
> clean with a spray contact cleaner. Electronic stores sell this. It is
> a cheap possible fix before spending money anyway.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>
>
> mpdsvil...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.
>
> > I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero
> > overnight.
>
> > I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired
> > right up,
> > but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
> > neutral.
>
> > I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
> > dont
> > make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
> > weird
> > to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
> > electronics
> > that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
> > make
> > sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.
>
> > Any Insight?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Though the time you cite certainly points to a problem even getting
the transmission fluid to circulate at all, here's an idea -- the next
time you run up against that problem (by the sound of it, we're
talking about tomorrow AM), put it in neutral for 30 seconds or a
minute and see if your problem changes at all. "Park" circulates
transmission fluid through an abbreviated route, "Neutral" circulates
through the entire system...

Re: 94 Grand Cherokee 5.2L V8. ..If Cold, Tranny wont go into drive
 

On Mar 19, 7:31 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> That normally indicates a low fluid situation.
>
> Hmmm..... You should post all the problems in one thread because they
> may be connected.....
>
> A stalling issue can be a dirty connection at the TPS which also
> controls the transmission shifting.... This is located on the throttle
> body.
>
> All the low power computer sensor plugs and sockets can benefit from a
> clean with a spray contact cleaner. Electronic stores sell this. It is
> a cheap possible fix before spending money anyway.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
>
>
> mpdsvil...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Was just given a 1994 Grand Cherokee. V8 5.2 engine.
>
> > I live in the northeast so the outside temp dips down to zero
> > overnight.
>
> > I went to use it the other AM after a zero degree night. It fired
> > right up,
> > but when I shifted into drive, nothing. It behaved as it was in
> > neutral.
>
> > I discovered that after about 20 minutes of idling it works again. I
> > dont
> > make a habit of driving a vehicle ice cold, but this seems really
> > weird
> > to me. Especially the 20 minute wait. If there was a piece of
> > electronics
> > that doesnt let one drive the thing untill it's warmed up that would
> > make
> > sense, but that would account for five minutes not twenty.
>
> > Any Insight?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Though the time you cite certainly points to a problem even getting
the transmission fluid to circulate at all, here's an idea -- the next
time you run up against that problem (by the sound of it, we're
talking about tomorrow AM), put it in neutral for 30 seconds or a
minute and see if your problem changes at all. "Park" circulates
transmission fluid through an abbreviated route, "Neutral" circulates
through the entire system...