I've got a friend of a friend that asked me to look at his jeep. The transmission is shot, no reverse most of the time. He initially called to get a filter and fluid change. LOL I hated to break it to him that doing that for the first time because the trans is slipping or broken doesn't save it, it often kills it. Here's where you guys can help maybe. I know they used all different engines and transmissions and rear ends and so on. This one has a 360 cid engine according to the info sticker that was still under the hood on the radiator support...which surprised me! I'm a Mopar guy and I can tell you it doesn't look like any 360 I've ever seen in a Mopar. And the trans based on the shape of the pan, does not look to be a 727 or 904. If it was either of them I could do a charity repair for the guy. He's in his 80s, lives alone, never married, no kids, no cellphone even. So now with nearly no vehicle, everyone that knows him is worried sick because he's taking the thing out for errands and such yet. Today it was a high of 21 degrees F! No phone, no AAA and no reverse gear...LOL....so I REALLY want to help the old fella out.
Can anyone tell me what transmission is in it based on the info I've given?
If not I have the vin if someone can decode it.
1JCNJ15U8CT09218 I'm not at all familiar with Jeep vins, in fact that U in there could be a V, it was getting dark when I went over there. He insisted I drive it around the field...He was desperately hoping to have me tell him "I could add some concoction to the trans and it'd be fixed" but that was clearly not possible.
He never made much money. They had a family florist but since covid he's had almost zero work. He had polio as a kid so his one hand and arm is kinda dead but he insists I'll get paid while I'm insisting I won't charge him if I can help. LOL Honestly...while I'm typing...this is kind of a funny story if it didn't involved a bunch of people worrying about it. The thing isn't new enough where we'd likely be able to find a "good used trans" for it. But stranger things have happened. Maybe someone will say, "oh, actually that is a 727 in a different case. I would just tear into it then. I suspect it's one of the many different other ones they used at the time. But a guy can hope right? LOL
If anyone can help, even if it's just a little bit of information, I would surely be grateful!
Happy New Year to everyone!