Perhaps we will take a look underneath next week. If we see anything
interesting we can snap some photos and post them

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Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
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"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1124902826.437501.91300@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
>I have seen some nasty brown sludge come out of a Jeep automatic that
> went swimming. It was on a CJ though.
>
> Someone commented once that there was a button vent inside the bell
> housing on some trannys, I don't know what the new ones are like
> though.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>

 

Perhaps we will take a look underneath next week. If we see anything
interesting we can snap some photos and post them

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"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1124902826.437501.91300@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
>I have seen some nasty brown sludge come out of a Jeep automatic that
> went swimming. It was on a CJ though.
>
> Someone commented once that there was a button vent inside the bell
> housing on some trannys, I don't know what the new ones are like
> though.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>

 

Perhaps we will take a look underneath next week. If we see anything
interesting we can snap some photos and post them

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"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:1124902826.437501.91300@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
>I have seen some nasty brown sludge come out of a Jeep automatic that
> went swimming. It was on a CJ though.
>
> Someone commented once that there was a button vent inside the bell
> housing on some trannys, I don't know what the new ones are like
> though.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>

 

Yes, I think it is. They have a relief valve that lets air bleed out, but
keeps water from coming in.





"FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
news:df-dnbla2L56z5HeRVn-1w@magma.ca...
> Is it a one way valve or something like that?
>
> J Strickland wrote:
>> They don't vent any of the transmissions. That is, they don't use the
>> hoses like on the diffs and the tcase.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:1124820343.987028.80900@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>>>They also 'forgot' to put a high water vent on the Jeep transmissions,
>>>so if you are in that deep, you are in big do do already....
>>>
>>>I wonder if you could add a vent for the pumps? I pulled the stoopid
>>>button vent out of my tranny and added a steel nipple for a line I ran
>>>up by the battery to keep the water out when I take my CJ7 swimming.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

 

Yes, I think it is. They have a relief valve that lets air bleed out, but
keeps water from coming in.





"FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
news:df-dnbla2L56z5HeRVn-1w@magma.ca...
> Is it a one way valve or something like that?
>
> J Strickland wrote:
>> They don't vent any of the transmissions. That is, they don't use the
>> hoses like on the diffs and the tcase.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:1124820343.987028.80900@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>>>They also 'forgot' to put a high water vent on the Jeep transmissions,
>>>so if you are in that deep, you are in big do do already....
>>>
>>>I wonder if you could add a vent for the pumps? I pulled the stoopid
>>>button vent out of my tranny and added a steel nipple for a line I ran
>>>up by the battery to keep the water out when I take my CJ7 swimming.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

 

Yes, I think it is. They have a relief valve that lets air bleed out, but
keeps water from coming in.





"FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
news:df-dnbla2L56z5HeRVn-1w@magma.ca...
> Is it a one way valve or something like that?
>
> J Strickland wrote:
>> They don't vent any of the transmissions. That is, they don't use the
>> hoses like on the diffs and the tcase.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:1124820343.987028.80900@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>>>They also 'forgot' to put a high water vent on the Jeep transmissions,
>>>so if you are in that deep, you are in big do do already....
>>>
>>>I wonder if you could add a vent for the pumps? I pulled the stoopid
>>>button vent out of my tranny and added a steel nipple for a line I ran
>>>up by the battery to keep the water out when I take my CJ7 swimming.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

 

Yes, I think it is. They have a relief valve that lets air bleed out, but
keeps water from coming in.





"FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
news:df-dnbla2L56z5HeRVn-1w@magma.ca...
> Is it a one way valve or something like that?
>
> J Strickland wrote:
>> They don't vent any of the transmissions. That is, they don't use the
>> hoses like on the diffs and the tcase.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:1124820343.987028.80900@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>>>They also 'forgot' to put a high water vent on the Jeep transmissions,
>>>so if you are in that deep, you are in big do do already....
>>>
>>>I wonder if you could add a vent for the pumps? I pulled the stoopid
>>>button vent out of my tranny and added a steel nipple for a line I ran
>>>up by the battery to keep the water out when I take my CJ7 swimming.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

 

The 'valve' would work like that 'if' it was vertical and 'if' the Jeep
was perfectly level. Other than that, it just traps air under the cap
to hold water out. The ones I have seen were mounted horizontal which
is something like having ---- on a bull. As much use anyway.

Mike

J Strickland wrote:
>
> Yes, I think it is. They have a relief valve that lets air bleed out, but
> keeps water from coming in.
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:df-dnbla2L56z5HeRVn-1w@magma.ca...
> > Is it a one way valve or something like that?
> >
> > J Strickland wrote:
> >> They don't vent any of the transmissions. That is, they don't use the
> >> hoses like on the diffs and the tcase.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:1124820343.987028.80900@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> >>
> >>>They also 'forgot' to put a high water vent on the Jeep transmissions,
> >>>so if you are in that deep, you are in big do do already....
> >>>
> >>>I wonder if you could add a vent for the pumps? I pulled the stoopid
> >>>button vent out of my tranny and added a steel nipple for a line I ran
> >>>up by the battery to keep the water out when I take my CJ7 swimming.
> >>>
> >>>Mike
> >>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >

 

The 'valve' would work like that 'if' it was vertical and 'if' the Jeep
was perfectly level. Other than that, it just traps air under the cap
to hold water out. The ones I have seen were mounted horizontal which
is something like having ---- on a bull. As much use anyway.

Mike

J Strickland wrote:
>
> Yes, I think it is. They have a relief valve that lets air bleed out, but
> keeps water from coming in.
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:df-dnbla2L56z5HeRVn-1w@magma.ca...
> > Is it a one way valve or something like that?
> >
> > J Strickland wrote:
> >> They don't vent any of the transmissions. That is, they don't use the
> >> hoses like on the diffs and the tcase.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:1124820343.987028.80900@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> >>
> >>>They also 'forgot' to put a high water vent on the Jeep transmissions,
> >>>so if you are in that deep, you are in big do do already....
> >>>
> >>>I wonder if you could add a vent for the pumps? I pulled the stoopid
> >>>button vent out of my tranny and added a steel nipple for a line I ran
> >>>up by the battery to keep the water out when I take my CJ7 swimming.
> >>>
> >>>Mike
> >>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >

 

The 'valve' would work like that 'if' it was vertical and 'if' the Jeep
was perfectly level. Other than that, it just traps air under the cap
to hold water out. The ones I have seen were mounted horizontal which
is something like having ---- on a bull. As much use anyway.

Mike

J Strickland wrote:
>
> Yes, I think it is. They have a relief valve that lets air bleed out, but
> keeps water from coming in.
>
> "FrankW" <fworm@mxznorpak.ca> wrote in message
> news:df-dnbla2L56z5HeRVn-1w@magma.ca...
> > Is it a one way valve or something like that?
> >
> > J Strickland wrote:
> >> They don't vent any of the transmissions. That is, they don't use the
> >> hoses like on the diffs and the tcase.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:1124820343.987028.80900@g44g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> >>
> >>>They also 'forgot' to put a high water vent on the Jeep transmissions,
> >>>so if you are in that deep, you are in big do do already....
> >>>
> >>>I wonder if you could add a vent for the pumps? I pulled the stoopid
> >>>button vent out of my tranny and added a steel nipple for a line I ran
> >>>up by the battery to keep the water out when I take my CJ7 swimming.
> >>>
> >>>Mike
> >>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >