JeepinJarhead03 wrote:
when is the last time the trans was serviced?
occasionally someone who's overheating a transmission will overheat their motor in the process due to combined cooling or simply the proximity of the transmission cooler to the engine radiator although the 02 and early 03's have a better radiator unit than the later models
also, what size tires are you running and how "inaccurate" is your speedo
and has this condition / bad behavior only occurred since the radiator was replaced? It's possible a line could be crimped causing the trans to overheat and/or get inappropriate line psi
why was the radiator replaced curiously
I personally think just based on what you've said already, that the transmission issues are related to the work done on the radiator and your overheating symptom may very well be a result of the transmission overheating, or at least trying to..
No trans temp lights or engine codes??
I know that the first thing I should’ve done was to check the codes, I have no lights on. My AutoZone stops checking codes at 9pm, that’s why I didn’t have my computer scanned, I will though.
I’m running on 245/70/16 Hankock AT (nothing out of the ordinary). My speedo yes quite accurate, since the radar that sometimes the cops place on the street reads what my speed is when I’m driving thru.
My radiator wasn’t exactly replaces, it was just fixed (the bottles were coming apart from the radiator) but that was back on the 1st week of April 2010.
The other factor that came to my mind is that the 1st day it started acting up (3 days ago, Aug 30, 2010) I went through an empty non-paved road (about 50 yards long total). But again the lot is almost flat dirt and grass.
Yesterday, I wasn’t able to check if my fan was running, since it was late at night and I had to drop my KJ at my parent’s house and use 1 of their cars before my problem gets more expensive.
Although my transmission problem started on Aug 30, the temp problem did not came up until last night (Aug 31st).
My gears shift properly all the time. The only problem is when coming to a complete stop.
If I switch my gear to neutral, my rpms come back up to ~1000rpm.
I haven’t serviced my KJ at the dealer since I have owned it (end of march 2010).
I always do all the maintenance my self. I just changed my engine oil last week (synthetic), tranny oil is on the right level.
One more thing, since I got my KJ, my battery light goes on and off sometimes when driving, however, I checked my voltage, and it shows a normal reading.