KletusJeeps
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Ok ... I have had it....
I had a 95 wrangler that had some transmission problems... I mean who really needs reverse, neutral, or even park I had drive and all of 4HI and 4LO so why did I ever think about what I have done to my Jeep.
I wanted to convert this worn out torn out 4 banger with an auto to something with a little more pep. SOOOO I purchase a 2002 Wrangler I6 in all its glory and the stick transmission out of the same Jeep and this is where it all goes south.
2002 compatibility with ANYTHING is like riding to hell in a hand basket, ECU connections are a joke, fuel pump is stupid, and there are more worthless wires than you can shake an old ladies finger at.....
So then lets toss everything new in the rig and run it like it was an I6 out of an old CJ or Carbed YJ so chunk all that ECU bull-snit, get rid of all the wires except lighting, starter, module, etc and try this ...OOOOO no forget that ...that would be way to easy now we can't find one single exhaust manifold to work and then when you finally do find an exhaust manifold to work the mechanic working on it GOES ON VACATION!!!
Now granted I DID DO almost all the freakin work for him I mean really how hard is it to tune a carb and bolt on an intake, exhaust, cap, rotor, distrib, coil, and plug wires.... Apparently way too hard!
Ok so I screwed up ...last September I should have just kept on truckin with only drive but instead like an idiot I pulled out the 4 put in a 6 ...yanked the auto and threw in a 5 speed.... did 95% of the work and then gave it to a mechanic for the final steps because I just do not have the time and here it is MARCH and I still don’t have a jeep.........< / RANT>
Ok now.... anybody else have a story to share? :roll:
I had a 95 wrangler that had some transmission problems... I mean who really needs reverse, neutral, or even park I had drive and all of 4HI and 4LO so why did I ever think about what I have done to my Jeep.
I wanted to convert this worn out torn out 4 banger with an auto to something with a little more pep. SOOOO I purchase a 2002 Wrangler I6 in all its glory and the stick transmission out of the same Jeep and this is where it all goes south.
2002 compatibility with ANYTHING is like riding to hell in a hand basket, ECU connections are a joke, fuel pump is stupid, and there are more worthless wires than you can shake an old ladies finger at.....
So then lets toss everything new in the rig and run it like it was an I6 out of an old CJ or Carbed YJ so chunk all that ECU bull-snit, get rid of all the wires except lighting, starter, module, etc and try this ...OOOOO no forget that ...that would be way to easy now we can't find one single exhaust manifold to work and then when you finally do find an exhaust manifold to work the mechanic working on it GOES ON VACATION!!!
Now granted I DID DO almost all the freakin work for him I mean really how hard is it to tune a carb and bolt on an intake, exhaust, cap, rotor, distrib, coil, and plug wires.... Apparently way too hard!
Ok so I screwed up ...last September I should have just kept on truckin with only drive but instead like an idiot I pulled out the 4 put in a 6 ...yanked the auto and threw in a 5 speed.... did 95% of the work and then gave it to a mechanic for the final steps because I just do not have the time and here it is MARCH and I still don’t have a jeep.........< / RANT>
Ok now.... anybody else have a story to share? :roll: