test drive 97 cherokee
#41
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Re: test drive 97 cherokee
Hey Herb,
This Cherokee sounds like a complete nightmare. If you're looking for a
Cherokee (older or newer) don't concern yourself with the mileage so much as
the condition. I have 310,000 km on mine with the engine rebuilt at
301,000... the rest of the drivetrain is original (4.0, AW4, NP242, D30,
D35).
Buy one with a spotless body/original paint - preferably 1 owner.
-Brian
"herb" <haizhong_email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:FZijc.18705$OU.394109@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
: Hi, All
: Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto, Selec-trac
: with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching from
P
: to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually you
: can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the gear.
: Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
: stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
: jeep.
:
: I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time and
: 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
: position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
: it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
: on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
: selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
:
: The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing I
: need to check out?
: The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal around
: the differential cover.
:
: I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate with
: your suggestion?
:
: Thanks
:
: Herb
:
:
:
:
This Cherokee sounds like a complete nightmare. If you're looking for a
Cherokee (older or newer) don't concern yourself with the mileage so much as
the condition. I have 310,000 km on mine with the engine rebuilt at
301,000... the rest of the drivetrain is original (4.0, AW4, NP242, D30,
D35).
Buy one with a spotless body/original paint - preferably 1 owner.
-Brian
"herb" <haizhong_email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:FZijc.18705$OU.394109@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
: Hi, All
: Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto, Selec-trac
: with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching from
P
: to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually you
: can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the gear.
: Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
: stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
: jeep.
:
: I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time and
: 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
: position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
: it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
: on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
: selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
:
: The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing I
: need to check out?
: The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal around
: the differential cover.
:
: I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate with
: your suggestion?
:
: Thanks
:
: Herb
:
:
:
:
#42
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Re: test drive 97 cherokee
The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
it's not normal.
Herb
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> wrong with it to be up that high.
>
> The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> hitting the body.
>
> How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> the rear ones, run away fast.
>
> The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> herb wrote:
> >
> > Hi, All
> > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
Selec-trac
> > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
from P
> > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
you
> > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
gear.
> > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > jeep.
> >
> > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
and
> > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
> > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
> > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
> > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> >
> > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
I
> > need to check out?
> > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
around
> > the differential cover.
> >
> > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
with
> > your suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Herb
the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
it's not normal.
Herb
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> wrong with it to be up that high.
>
> The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> hitting the body.
>
> How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> the rear ones, run away fast.
>
> The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> herb wrote:
> >
> > Hi, All
> > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
Selec-trac
> > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
from P
> > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
you
> > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
gear.
> > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > jeep.
> >
> > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
and
> > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
> > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
> > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
> > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> >
> > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
I
> > need to check out?
> > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
around
> > the differential cover.
> >
> > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
with
> > your suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Herb
#43
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Re: test drive 97 cherokee
The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
it's not normal.
Herb
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> wrong with it to be up that high.
>
> The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> hitting the body.
>
> How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> the rear ones, run away fast.
>
> The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> herb wrote:
> >
> > Hi, All
> > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
Selec-trac
> > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
from P
> > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
you
> > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
gear.
> > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > jeep.
> >
> > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
and
> > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
> > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
> > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
> > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> >
> > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
I
> > need to check out?
> > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
around
> > the differential cover.
> >
> > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
with
> > your suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Herb
the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
it's not normal.
Herb
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> wrong with it to be up that high.
>
> The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> hitting the body.
>
> How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> the rear ones, run away fast.
>
> The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> herb wrote:
> >
> > Hi, All
> > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
Selec-trac
> > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
from P
> > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
you
> > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
gear.
> > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > jeep.
> >
> > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
and
> > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
> > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
> > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
> > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> >
> > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
I
> > need to check out?
> > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
around
> > the differential cover.
> >
> > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
with
> > your suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Herb
#44
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Re: test drive 97 cherokee
The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
it's not normal.
Herb
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> wrong with it to be up that high.
>
> The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> hitting the body.
>
> How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> the rear ones, run away fast.
>
> The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> herb wrote:
> >
> > Hi, All
> > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
Selec-trac
> > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
from P
> > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
you
> > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
gear.
> > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > jeep.
> >
> > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
and
> > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
> > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
> > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
> > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> >
> > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
I
> > need to check out?
> > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
around
> > the differential cover.
> >
> > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
with
> > your suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Herb
the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
it's not normal.
Herb
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> wrong with it to be up that high.
>
> The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> hitting the body.
>
> How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> the rear ones, run away fast.
>
> The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> herb wrote:
> >
> > Hi, All
> > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
Selec-trac
> > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
from P
> > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
you
> > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
gear.
> > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > jeep.
> >
> > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
and
> > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
> > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
> > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
> > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> >
> > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
I
> > need to check out?
> > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
around
> > the differential cover.
> >
> > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
with
> > your suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Herb
#45
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: test drive 97 cherokee
The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
it's not normal.
Herb
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> wrong with it to be up that high.
>
> The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> hitting the body.
>
> How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> the rear ones, run away fast.
>
> The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> herb wrote:
> >
> > Hi, All
> > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
Selec-trac
> > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
from P
> > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
you
> > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
gear.
> > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > jeep.
> >
> > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
and
> > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
> > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
> > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
> > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> >
> > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
I
> > need to check out?
> > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
around
> > the differential cover.
> >
> > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
with
> > your suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Herb
the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
it's not normal.
Herb
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> wrong with it to be up that high.
>
> The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> hitting the body.
>
> How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> the rear ones, run away fast.
>
> The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> herb wrote:
> >
> > Hi, All
> > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
Selec-trac
> > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
from P
> > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
you
> > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
gear.
> > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > jeep.
> >
> > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
and
> > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
like
> > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
driving
> > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
the
> > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> >
> > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
I
> > need to check out?
> > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
around
> > the differential cover.
> >
> > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
with
> > your suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Herb
#46
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Posts: n/a
Re: test drive 97 cherokee
Usually the rear tires wear out first or all 4 wear even if rotated.
When the frame is bent, the 4 wheel alignment is off and usually the
front tires are the one to wear bad.
Folks drive the 'repaired' vehicle for a while, then figure out it will
never have tire life, so they put 2 new tires on to cover up the bad
wear marks and dump the vehicle to some other sucker.
So when I see 'new' fenders and paint along with 'new' or mismatched
tires, I tell the person to run away fast. ( I do go look at vehicles
for folks. I am good at spotting 'repairs' and have toys like
compression testers and vacuum gauges to test the engines out quick)
Jumping into gear can be a lot of things besides engine troubles. That
and the gear shift not working 'could' be broken engine or tranny
mounts. You can tell really fast. Open the hood and watch the engine
when it gets put into gear with the brakes on. Then have the person
give it a little rev while holding the brake. Then watch it when it is
put into reverse. If there is a broken mount, the engine will either
lift on one side or the 'tail' of it will slide sideways big time if the
tranny mount is busted.
Mike
herb wrote:
>
> The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
> the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
> middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
>
> why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
> My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
> tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
>
> The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
> hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
> it's not normal.
>
> Herb
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> > The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> > set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> > wrong with it to be up that high.
> >
> > The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> > bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> > hitting the body.
> >
> > How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> > carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> > the rear ones, run away fast.
> >
> > The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > herb wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, All
> > > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from P
> > > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > > jeep.
> > >
> > > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> like
> > > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> driving
> > > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> the
> > > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > >
> > > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > > need to check out?
> > > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > > the differential cover.
> > >
> > > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > > your suggestion?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Herb
When the frame is bent, the 4 wheel alignment is off and usually the
front tires are the one to wear bad.
Folks drive the 'repaired' vehicle for a while, then figure out it will
never have tire life, so they put 2 new tires on to cover up the bad
wear marks and dump the vehicle to some other sucker.
So when I see 'new' fenders and paint along with 'new' or mismatched
tires, I tell the person to run away fast. ( I do go look at vehicles
for folks. I am good at spotting 'repairs' and have toys like
compression testers and vacuum gauges to test the engines out quick)
Jumping into gear can be a lot of things besides engine troubles. That
and the gear shift not working 'could' be broken engine or tranny
mounts. You can tell really fast. Open the hood and watch the engine
when it gets put into gear with the brakes on. Then have the person
give it a little rev while holding the brake. Then watch it when it is
put into reverse. If there is a broken mount, the engine will either
lift on one side or the 'tail' of it will slide sideways big time if the
tranny mount is busted.
Mike
herb wrote:
>
> The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
> the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
> middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
>
> why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
> My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
> tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
>
> The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
> hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
> it's not normal.
>
> Herb
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> > The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> > set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> > wrong with it to be up that high.
> >
> > The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> > bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> > hitting the body.
> >
> > How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> > carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> > the rear ones, run away fast.
> >
> > The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > herb wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, All
> > > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from P
> > > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > > jeep.
> > >
> > > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> like
> > > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> driving
> > > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> the
> > > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > >
> > > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > > need to check out?
> > > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > > the differential cover.
> > >
> > > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > > your suggestion?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Herb
#47
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: test drive 97 cherokee
Usually the rear tires wear out first or all 4 wear even if rotated.
When the frame is bent, the 4 wheel alignment is off and usually the
front tires are the one to wear bad.
Folks drive the 'repaired' vehicle for a while, then figure out it will
never have tire life, so they put 2 new tires on to cover up the bad
wear marks and dump the vehicle to some other sucker.
So when I see 'new' fenders and paint along with 'new' or mismatched
tires, I tell the person to run away fast. ( I do go look at vehicles
for folks. I am good at spotting 'repairs' and have toys like
compression testers and vacuum gauges to test the engines out quick)
Jumping into gear can be a lot of things besides engine troubles. That
and the gear shift not working 'could' be broken engine or tranny
mounts. You can tell really fast. Open the hood and watch the engine
when it gets put into gear with the brakes on. Then have the person
give it a little rev while holding the brake. Then watch it when it is
put into reverse. If there is a broken mount, the engine will either
lift on one side or the 'tail' of it will slide sideways big time if the
tranny mount is busted.
Mike
herb wrote:
>
> The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
> the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
> middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
>
> why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
> My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
> tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
>
> The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
> hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
> it's not normal.
>
> Herb
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> > The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> > set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> > wrong with it to be up that high.
> >
> > The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> > bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> > hitting the body.
> >
> > How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> > carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> > the rear ones, run away fast.
> >
> > The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > herb wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, All
> > > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from P
> > > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > > jeep.
> > >
> > > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> like
> > > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> driving
> > > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> the
> > > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > >
> > > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > > need to check out?
> > > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > > the differential cover.
> > >
> > > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > > your suggestion?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Herb
When the frame is bent, the 4 wheel alignment is off and usually the
front tires are the one to wear bad.
Folks drive the 'repaired' vehicle for a while, then figure out it will
never have tire life, so they put 2 new tires on to cover up the bad
wear marks and dump the vehicle to some other sucker.
So when I see 'new' fenders and paint along with 'new' or mismatched
tires, I tell the person to run away fast. ( I do go look at vehicles
for folks. I am good at spotting 'repairs' and have toys like
compression testers and vacuum gauges to test the engines out quick)
Jumping into gear can be a lot of things besides engine troubles. That
and the gear shift not working 'could' be broken engine or tranny
mounts. You can tell really fast. Open the hood and watch the engine
when it gets put into gear with the brakes on. Then have the person
give it a little rev while holding the brake. Then watch it when it is
put into reverse. If there is a broken mount, the engine will either
lift on one side or the 'tail' of it will slide sideways big time if the
tranny mount is busted.
Mike
herb wrote:
>
> The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
> the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
> middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
>
> why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
> My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
> tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
>
> The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
> hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
> it's not normal.
>
> Herb
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> > The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> > set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> > wrong with it to be up that high.
> >
> > The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> > bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> > hitting the body.
> >
> > How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> > carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> > the rear ones, run away fast.
> >
> > The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > herb wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, All
> > > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from P
> > > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > > jeep.
> > >
> > > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> like
> > > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> driving
> > > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> the
> > > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > >
> > > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > > need to check out?
> > > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > > the differential cover.
> > >
> > > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > > your suggestion?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Herb
#48
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: test drive 97 cherokee
Usually the rear tires wear out first or all 4 wear even if rotated.
When the frame is bent, the 4 wheel alignment is off and usually the
front tires are the one to wear bad.
Folks drive the 'repaired' vehicle for a while, then figure out it will
never have tire life, so they put 2 new tires on to cover up the bad
wear marks and dump the vehicle to some other sucker.
So when I see 'new' fenders and paint along with 'new' or mismatched
tires, I tell the person to run away fast. ( I do go look at vehicles
for folks. I am good at spotting 'repairs' and have toys like
compression testers and vacuum gauges to test the engines out quick)
Jumping into gear can be a lot of things besides engine troubles. That
and the gear shift not working 'could' be broken engine or tranny
mounts. You can tell really fast. Open the hood and watch the engine
when it gets put into gear with the brakes on. Then have the person
give it a little rev while holding the brake. Then watch it when it is
put into reverse. If there is a broken mount, the engine will either
lift on one side or the 'tail' of it will slide sideways big time if the
tranny mount is busted.
Mike
herb wrote:
>
> The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
> the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
> middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
>
> why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
> My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
> tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
>
> The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
> hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
> it's not normal.
>
> Herb
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> > The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> > set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> > wrong with it to be up that high.
> >
> > The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> > bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> > hitting the body.
> >
> > How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> > carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> > the rear ones, run away fast.
> >
> > The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > herb wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, All
> > > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from P
> > > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > > jeep.
> > >
> > > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> like
> > > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> driving
> > > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> the
> > > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > >
> > > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > > need to check out?
> > > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > > the differential cover.
> > >
> > > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > > your suggestion?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Herb
When the frame is bent, the 4 wheel alignment is off and usually the
front tires are the one to wear bad.
Folks drive the 'repaired' vehicle for a while, then figure out it will
never have tire life, so they put 2 new tires on to cover up the bad
wear marks and dump the vehicle to some other sucker.
So when I see 'new' fenders and paint along with 'new' or mismatched
tires, I tell the person to run away fast. ( I do go look at vehicles
for folks. I am good at spotting 'repairs' and have toys like
compression testers and vacuum gauges to test the engines out quick)
Jumping into gear can be a lot of things besides engine troubles. That
and the gear shift not working 'could' be broken engine or tranny
mounts. You can tell really fast. Open the hood and watch the engine
when it gets put into gear with the brakes on. Then have the person
give it a little rev while holding the brake. Then watch it when it is
put into reverse. If there is a broken mount, the engine will either
lift on one side or the 'tail' of it will slide sideways big time if the
tranny mount is busted.
Mike
herb wrote:
>
> The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
> the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
> middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
>
> why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
> My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
> tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
>
> The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
> hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
> it's not normal.
>
> Herb
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> > The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> > set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> > wrong with it to be up that high.
> >
> > The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> > bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> > hitting the body.
> >
> > How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> > carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> > the rear ones, run away fast.
> >
> > The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > herb wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, All
> > > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from P
> > > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > > jeep.
> > >
> > > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> like
> > > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> driving
> > > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> the
> > > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > >
> > > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > > need to check out?
> > > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > > the differential cover.
> > >
> > > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > > your suggestion?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Herb
#49
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: test drive 97 cherokee
Usually the rear tires wear out first or all 4 wear even if rotated.
When the frame is bent, the 4 wheel alignment is off and usually the
front tires are the one to wear bad.
Folks drive the 'repaired' vehicle for a while, then figure out it will
never have tire life, so they put 2 new tires on to cover up the bad
wear marks and dump the vehicle to some other sucker.
So when I see 'new' fenders and paint along with 'new' or mismatched
tires, I tell the person to run away fast. ( I do go look at vehicles
for folks. I am good at spotting 'repairs' and have toys like
compression testers and vacuum gauges to test the engines out quick)
Jumping into gear can be a lot of things besides engine troubles. That
and the gear shift not working 'could' be broken engine or tranny
mounts. You can tell really fast. Open the hood and watch the engine
when it gets put into gear with the brakes on. Then have the person
give it a little rev while holding the brake. Then watch it when it is
put into reverse. If there is a broken mount, the engine will either
lift on one side or the 'tail' of it will slide sideways big time if the
tranny mount is busted.
Mike
herb wrote:
>
> The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
> the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
> middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
>
> why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
> My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
> tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
>
> The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
> hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
> it's not normal.
>
> Herb
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> > The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> > set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> > wrong with it to be up that high.
> >
> > The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> > bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> > hitting the body.
> >
> > How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> > carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> > the rear ones, run away fast.
> >
> > The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > herb wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, All
> > > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from P
> > > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > > jeep.
> > >
> > > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> like
> > > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> driving
> > > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> the
> > > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > >
> > > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > > need to check out?
> > > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > > the differential cover.
> > >
> > > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > > your suggestion?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Herb
When the frame is bent, the 4 wheel alignment is off and usually the
front tires are the one to wear bad.
Folks drive the 'repaired' vehicle for a while, then figure out it will
never have tire life, so they put 2 new tires on to cover up the bad
wear marks and dump the vehicle to some other sucker.
So when I see 'new' fenders and paint along with 'new' or mismatched
tires, I tell the person to run away fast. ( I do go look at vehicles
for folks. I am good at spotting 'repairs' and have toys like
compression testers and vacuum gauges to test the engines out quick)
Jumping into gear can be a lot of things besides engine troubles. That
and the gear shift not working 'could' be broken engine or tranny
mounts. You can tell really fast. Open the hood and watch the engine
when it gets put into gear with the brakes on. Then have the person
give it a little rev while holding the brake. Then watch it when it is
put into reverse. If there is a broken mount, the engine will either
lift on one side or the 'tail' of it will slide sideways big time if the
tranny mount is busted.
Mike
herb wrote:
>
> The front bumper, fenders, hood and doors on the left side was repainted,
> the sheet metal doesn't fit well, the front bumper is bent out in the
> middle. I looked at the bottom of the front end, no damage on the frame.
>
> why the front tires are newer is a bad sign?
> My 94 ford explorer had the "jumping" when going into gears before the
> tranny died. is it a tranny problem or the engine mount, expensie to fix?
>
> The transfer case shifter is very easy to slip towards 4Part Time, when I
> hold it for a while then release, it stays. I never used selec-trac, I guess
> it's not normal.
>
> Herb
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:408E92AA.C5E26D69@sympatico.ca...
> > The jumping a bit when going into gear is only 'normal' if the idle is
> > set too high. You cannot set the idle on that engine, so something is
> > wrong with it to be up that high.
> >
> > The fact that the transfer case shifter will not hold into top gear is
> > bad news. This implies the frame is bent bad enough that the shifter is
> > hitting the body.
> >
> > How bad was the front end damage anyway? Check the tires out
> > carefully! If they are worn strange or if the front ones are newer than
> > the rear ones, run away fast.
> >
> > The whine in 4 low is normal, 4 low is noisy.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > herb wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, All
> > > Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > > with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from P
> > > to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > > can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > > Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > > stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > > jeep.
> > >
> > > I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > > 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > > position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> like
> > > it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> driving
> > > on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> the
> > > selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > >
> > > The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > > need to check out?
> > > The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > > the differential cover.
> > >
> > > I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > > your suggestion?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Herb
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Re: test drive 97 cherokee
Herb.
I am in Toronto, Yonge and Finch area, just off the 401 and certainly
wouldn't mind checking out a Jeep for you.
I currently am on a small disability payment from a car accident so
usually check things out or supervise repairs for gas and beer....
I am sitting home every day going half stir crazy so would love to come
give my fairly educated opinion on the Jeep. Or you could bring it here
to get a test drive on it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
herb wrote:
>
> Brian,
> I am not really concern about the mileage as long as the vehicle has been
> taking care of. I live in Mississauga Ontario, if it's not too far from you,
> I would like to see some pictures of the vehicle. Could you send email to
> me? What year is it?
>
> Herb
> "Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
> news:BnJjc.828$huU.725@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.r ogers.com...
> > Hey Herb,
> > This Cherokee sounds like a complete nightmare. If you're looking for a
> > Cherokee (older or newer) don't concern yourself with the mileage so much
> as
> > the condition. I have 310,000 km on mine with the engine rebuilt at
> > 301,000... the rest of the drivetrain is original (4.0, AW4, NP242, D30,
> > D35).
> > Buy one with a spotless body/original paint - preferably 1 owner.
> > -Brian
> >
> > "herb" <haizhong_email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:FZijc.18705$OU.394109@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> > : Hi, All
> > : Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > : with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from
> > P
> > : to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > : can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > : Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > : stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > : jeep.
> > :
> > : I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > : 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > : position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> > like
> > : it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> > driving
> > : on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> > the
> > : selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > :
> > : The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > : need to check out?
> > : The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > : the differential cover.
> > :
> > : I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > : your suggestion?
> > :
> > : Thanks
> > :
> > : Herb
> > :
> > :
> > :
> > :
> >
> >
I am in Toronto, Yonge and Finch area, just off the 401 and certainly
wouldn't mind checking out a Jeep for you.
I currently am on a small disability payment from a car accident so
usually check things out or supervise repairs for gas and beer....
I am sitting home every day going half stir crazy so would love to come
give my fairly educated opinion on the Jeep. Or you could bring it here
to get a test drive on it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
herb wrote:
>
> Brian,
> I am not really concern about the mileage as long as the vehicle has been
> taking care of. I live in Mississauga Ontario, if it's not too far from you,
> I would like to see some pictures of the vehicle. Could you send email to
> me? What year is it?
>
> Herb
> "Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
> news:BnJjc.828$huU.725@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.r ogers.com...
> > Hey Herb,
> > This Cherokee sounds like a complete nightmare. If you're looking for a
> > Cherokee (older or newer) don't concern yourself with the mileage so much
> as
> > the condition. I have 310,000 km on mine with the engine rebuilt at
> > 301,000... the rest of the drivetrain is original (4.0, AW4, NP242, D30,
> > D35).
> > Buy one with a spotless body/original paint - preferably 1 owner.
> > -Brian
> >
> > "herb" <haizhong_email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:FZijc.18705$OU.394109@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> > : Hi, All
> > : Test drive a 97 cherokee country on the weekend, it's 4.0 Auto,
> Selec-trac
> > : with 130, 000km, 3 owners. Driving is perfect, except when switching
> from
> > P
> > : to R or N to D, the truck was like slightly hit by something. Actually
> you
> > : can see the truck was slightly push to the front while switching the
> gear.
> > : Shift the gear to Neutral, pulled the level to 4L, shift to D again, a
> > : stronger hit . Is it a tranny problem? The owner said it's normal for a
> > : jeep.
> > :
> > : I tried to check out the selec-trac, I pulled the level to 4 Part time
> and
> > : 4Full time (the level was very easy to slip off from the 4 Full Time
> > : position, I have to hold it ) while driving on pavement, I didn't feel
> > like
> > : it's pulling, as I switching to 4 wheel drive on my ford. When I was
> > driving
> > : on 4L, a sharp gear noise came out (sound like high rpm on 1st gear). Is
> > the
> > : selec-trac wore out? What's the best way to check it out?
> > :
> > : The vehicle shows some sign of front end accident, any particular thing
> I
> > : need to check out?
> > : The rear differential was taken part before, I can see the red seal
> around
> > : the differential cover.
> > :
> > : I have no expereience with Jeep, am I worrying too much? I appreciate
> with
> > : your suggestion?
> > :
> > : Thanks
> > :
> > : Herb
> > :
> > :
> > :
> > :
> >
> >