"Shamus in CO" <askme@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:E7WdnbwMTdnCDx3dRVn-hw@comcast.com...
: 96 XJ 4.0 AT loses power when you make hard left turns. The seller was
: *very* upfront w/this detail long before I did a test-drive. What do you
: all think?
:
:
: Shamus
:
Hey Shamus,
A friend of mine (Mo) went through this years ago with an Dodge van (318
w/carb) and the obvious solution was stop making left turns. When that joke
got old he brought it into a friends shop (Garry). Garry replaced many, many
components ($400+) and Mo was getting a little pissed off so he took it to a
well equipped shop where they said "Oh, it's your coil... $60.00". Mo and
Garry don't get along very well anymore.

The moral of the story:
a: check the coil
b: before you start guessing and throwing money into it, you may be wise to
shell out a few bucks to have it checked by a qualified, well equipped shop.

Good of the seller to be forthright, maybe they have tried a few things and
could pass on some more info.
-Brian

 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
:
: Hard to tell for sure, there could be all sorts of things even down to bad
: diffs (but you should hear that easily).
:
: I'm guessing here (as if you can't tell) :)
:
: mmm.. Guinness. :D
:
LOL!!! I will archive this message for the next time my XJ is running
rough... "Honey, look here, it might be the diffs. Why don't I swap in those
44's... just in case!"
-Brian

 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
:
: Hard to tell for sure, there could be all sorts of things even down to bad
: diffs (but you should hear that easily).
:
: I'm guessing here (as if you can't tell) :)
:
: mmm.. Guinness. :D
:
LOL!!! I will archive this message for the next time my XJ is running
rough... "Honey, look here, it might be the diffs. Why don't I swap in those
44's... just in case!"
-Brian

 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
:
: Hard to tell for sure, there could be all sorts of things even down to bad
: diffs (but you should hear that easily).
:
: I'm guessing here (as if you can't tell) :)
:
: mmm.. Guinness. :D
:
LOL!!! I will archive this message for the next time my XJ is running
rough... "Honey, look here, it might be the diffs. Why don't I swap in those
44's... just in case!"
-Brian

 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
:
: Hard to tell for sure, there could be all sorts of things even down to bad
: diffs (but you should hear that easily).
:
: I'm guessing here (as if you can't tell) :)
:
: mmm.. Guinness. :D
:
LOL!!! I will archive this message for the next time my XJ is running
rough... "Honey, look here, it might be the diffs. Why don't I swap in those
44's... just in case!"
-Brian

 

Just a question on the dist cap....how would oil get in to that except by an
crack on the outside that had oil dumped on to?

I'm not all that engine savvy but thought that the dist cap just sat on top
of a spindle with a gear on the end of which poked down in to the motor
somewhere.....

sb

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:qg1gc.10171$ec1.851@okepread01...
> Shamus in CO did pass the time by typing:
> > 96 XJ 4.0 AT loses power when you make hard left turns. The seller was
> > *very* upfront w/this detail long before I did a test-drive. What do
you
> > all think?
>
> Long shot. Check the motor mounts to see if the driver's side is broken.
>
> Check all the throttle body links and hoses for anything that could be
binding
> up.
>
> Not so long shot. Crank the steering to full lock left plus just a touch
> more (don't keep it there, it's hard on the pump) see if that lag is
caused
> by a binding steering system causing more drag on the PS pump and
therefore
> on the engine. Try the same thing to the right. Should put the same lag
> on the engine if everything is normal.
>
> Another. Pop the cap off the distributor and see if there is oil in
there.
> That shouldn't be causing any problems unless there is a lot. (there
should
> be none) If there is oil in there you need to replace the distributor.
> (easy job)
>
> Hard to tell for sure, there could be all sorts of things even down to bad
> diffs (but you should hear that easily).
>
> I'm guessing here (as if you can't tell) :)
>
> mmm.. Guinness. :D
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
>
>

 

Just a question on the dist cap....how would oil get in to that except by an
crack on the outside that had oil dumped on to?

I'm not all that engine savvy but thought that the dist cap just sat on top
of a spindle with a gear on the end of which poked down in to the motor
somewhere.....

sb

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:qg1gc.10171$ec1.851@okepread01...
> Shamus in CO did pass the time by typing:
> > 96 XJ 4.0 AT loses power when you make hard left turns. The seller was
> > *very* upfront w/this detail long before I did a test-drive. What do
you
> > all think?
>
> Long shot. Check the motor mounts to see if the driver's side is broken.
>
> Check all the throttle body links and hoses for anything that could be
binding
> up.
>
> Not so long shot. Crank the steering to full lock left plus just a touch
> more (don't keep it there, it's hard on the pump) see if that lag is
caused
> by a binding steering system causing more drag on the PS pump and
therefore
> on the engine. Try the same thing to the right. Should put the same lag
> on the engine if everything is normal.
>
> Another. Pop the cap off the distributor and see if there is oil in
there.
> That shouldn't be causing any problems unless there is a lot. (there
should
> be none) If there is oil in there you need to replace the distributor.
> (easy job)
>
> Hard to tell for sure, there could be all sorts of things even down to bad
> diffs (but you should hear that easily).
>
> I'm guessing here (as if you can't tell) :)
>
> mmm.. Guinness. :D
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
>
>

 

Just a question on the dist cap....how would oil get in to that except by an
crack on the outside that had oil dumped on to?

I'm not all that engine savvy but thought that the dist cap just sat on top
of a spindle with a gear on the end of which poked down in to the motor
somewhere.....

sb

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:qg1gc.10171$ec1.851@okepread01...
> Shamus in CO did pass the time by typing:
> > 96 XJ 4.0 AT loses power when you make hard left turns. The seller was
> > *very* upfront w/this detail long before I did a test-drive. What do
you
> > all think?
>
> Long shot. Check the motor mounts to see if the driver's side is broken.
>
> Check all the throttle body links and hoses for anything that could be
binding
> up.
>
> Not so long shot. Crank the steering to full lock left plus just a touch
> more (don't keep it there, it's hard on the pump) see if that lag is
caused
> by a binding steering system causing more drag on the PS pump and
therefore
> on the engine. Try the same thing to the right. Should put the same lag
> on the engine if everything is normal.
>
> Another. Pop the cap off the distributor and see if there is oil in
there.
> That shouldn't be causing any problems unless there is a lot. (there
should
> be none) If there is oil in there you need to replace the distributor.
> (easy job)
>
> Hard to tell for sure, there could be all sorts of things even down to bad
> diffs (but you should hear that easily).
>
> I'm guessing here (as if you can't tell) :)
>
> mmm.. Guinness. :D
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
>
>

 

Just a question on the dist cap....how would oil get in to that except by an
crack on the outside that had oil dumped on to?

I'm not all that engine savvy but thought that the dist cap just sat on top
of a spindle with a gear on the end of which poked down in to the motor
somewhere.....

sb

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:qg1gc.10171$ec1.851@okepread01...
> Shamus in CO did pass the time by typing:
> > 96 XJ 4.0 AT loses power when you make hard left turns. The seller was
> > *very* upfront w/this detail long before I did a test-drive. What do
you
> > all think?
>
> Long shot. Check the motor mounts to see if the driver's side is broken.
>
> Check all the throttle body links and hoses for anything that could be
binding
> up.
>
> Not so long shot. Crank the steering to full lock left plus just a touch
> more (don't keep it there, it's hard on the pump) see if that lag is
caused
> by a binding steering system causing more drag on the PS pump and
therefore
> on the engine. Try the same thing to the right. Should put the same lag
> on the engine if everything is normal.
>
> Another. Pop the cap off the distributor and see if there is oil in
there.
> That shouldn't be causing any problems unless there is a lot. (there
should
> be none) If there is oil in there you need to replace the distributor.
> (easy job)
>
> Hard to tell for sure, there could be all sorts of things even down to bad
> diffs (but you should hear that easily).
>
> I'm guessing here (as if you can't tell) :)
>
> mmm.. Guinness. :D
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
>
>

 

Cherokee-LTD did pass the time by typing:
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
>>
>> Hard to tell for sure, there could be all sorts of things even down to bad
>> diffs (but you should hear that easily).
>>
>> I'm guessing here (as if you can't tell) :)
>>
>> mmm.. Guinness. :D
>>
> LOL!!! I will archive this message for the next time my XJ is running
> rough... "Honey, look here, it might be the diffs. Why don't I swap in those
> 44's... just in case!"

You never know when that rough running is being caused by having too small a tire
or the cabin noise from being too close to the road.

Now you can justify larger wheels and a lift kit. :)

--
DougW