How do I engage 4 wheel drive in a 1988 Wagoneer

I am trying to purchase a 4 wheel drive 1988 Grand Wagoneer but I
don't know how to engage the 4 wheel drive high and low and the owner
doesn't know either. It is obviously very important to know if the 4
wheel drive works. Any help you guys can provide would be welcome. Are
there any particular weak points that I should know about and look for
prior to purchase expecially if it was abused. I know these are pretty
basic questions but have pity on me.

If this is Quadratrac it is a full time four wheel drive. High-low range
was an option in that case. This is a vacuum controlled unit, that is very
picky about having the right kind of fluid put in it. If you don't see a
switch or a lever it might not have low range. There may be an owner's
manual in the glove compartment, you never know.

The Full Size Jeep Association web site might have useful information too.

http://www.ifsja.org/tech/index.html

Earle

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> I am trying to purchase a 4 wheel drive 1988 Grand Wagoneer but I
> don't know how to engage the 4 wheel drive high and low and the owner
> doesn't know either. It is obviously very important to know if the 4
> wheel drive works. Any help you guys can provide would be welcome. Are
> there any particular weak points that I should know about and look for
> prior to purchase expecially if it was abused. I know these are pretty
> basic questions but have pity on me.
>

Tell us what you have by the fifth number in it's VIN:
http://www.billhughes.com/temp/8188VIN.jpg I sounds to me like the seller
may be covering for a failed full-time viscous coupler:
http://www.masoncomputing.com/np249/
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0



> wrote in message
oups.com...
> I am trying to purchase a 4 wheel drive 1988 Grand Wagoneer but I
> don't know how to engage the 4 wheel drive high and low and the owner
> doesn't know either. It is obviously very important to know if the 4
> wheel drive works. Any help you guys can provide would be welcome. Are
> there any particular weak points that I should know about and look for
> prior to purchase expecially if it was abused. I know these are pretty
> basic questions but have pity on me.
>



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Earl,

I didn't mention, but there is a dash mounted switch for 2 wheel drive and 4
wheel drive and a floor mounted lever for low 4 and high 4. When I switched
the dash mounted switch to 4 wheel and lifted the lever to 4 low I don't
detect any discernible difference. Am I supposed to be stopped and put the
transmission in neutral and then lift the lever for 4 low?
Boy o boy am I confused.


"Earle Horton" > wrote in message
om...
> If this is Quadratrac it is a full time four wheel drive. High-low range
> was an option in that case. This is a vacuum controlled unit, that is
> very
> picky about having the right kind of fluid put in it. If you don't see a
> switch or a lever it might not have low range. There may be an owner's
> manual in the glove compartment, you never know.
>
> The Full Size Jeep Association web site might have useful information too.
>
> http://www.ifsja.org/tech/index.html
>
> Earle
>
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> I am trying to purchase a 4 wheel drive 1988 Grand Wagoneer but I
>> don't know how to engage the 4 wheel drive high and low and the owner
>> doesn't know either. It is obviously very important to know if the 4
>> wheel drive works. Any help you guys can provide would be welcome. Are
>> there any particular weak points that I should know about and look for
>> prior to purchase expecially if it was abused. I know these are pretty
>> basic questions but have pity on me.
>>
>
>

The fifth number is a J.
"L.W. (Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
.. .
> Tell us what you have by the fifth number in it's VIN:
> http://www.billhughes.com/temp/8188VIN.jpg I sounds to me like the seller
> may be covering for a failed full-time viscous coupler:
> http://www.masoncomputing.com/np249/
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
>
>
>
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> I am trying to purchase a 4 wheel drive 1988 Grand Wagoneer but I
>> don't know how to engage the 4 wheel drive high and low and the owner
>> doesn't know either. It is obviously very important to know if the 4
>> wheel drive works. Any help you guys can provide would be welcome. Are
>> there any particular weak points that I should know about and look for
>> prior to purchase expecially if it was abused. I know these are pretty
>> basic questions but have pity on me.
>>
>
>
>
> --
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>

Heh, if you're confused now how are you supposed to take care of it after
you buy it? Plenty of Suburbans and Tahoes on the used car lots. I got a
nice three quarter ton a few years ago with an Owner's Manual that shows how
to shift into and out of four wheel drive, in case I forget.

Earle

"Michael" > wrote in message
...
> Earl,
>
> I didn't mention, but there is a dash mounted switch for 2 wheel drive and
4
> wheel drive and a floor mounted lever for low 4 and high 4. When I
switched
> the dash mounted switch to 4 wheel and lifted the lever to 4 low I don't
> detect any discernible difference. Am I supposed to be stopped and put the
> transmission in neutral and then lift the lever for 4 low?
> Boy o boy am I confused.
>
>
> "Earle Horton" > wrote in message
> om...
> > If this is Quadratrac it is a full time four wheel drive. High-low
range
> > was an option in that case. This is a vacuum controlled unit, that is
> > very
> > picky about having the right kind of fluid put in it. If you don't see
a
> > switch or a lever it might not have low range. There may be an owner's
> > manual in the glove compartment, you never know.
> >
> > The Full Size Jeep Association web site might have useful information
too.
> >
> > http://www.ifsja.org/tech/index.html
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > > wrote in message
> > oups.com...
> >> I am trying to purchase a 4 wheel drive 1988 Grand Wagoneer but I
> >> don't know how to engage the 4 wheel drive high and low and the owner
> >> doesn't know either. It is obviously very important to know if the 4
> >> wheel drive works. Any help you guys can provide would be welcome. Are
> >> there any particular weak points that I should know about and look for
> >> prior to purchase expecially if it was abused. I know these are pretty
> >> basic questions but have pity on me.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

In article .com>,
> wrote:
#I am trying to purchase a 4 wheel drive 1988 Grand Wagoneer but I
#don't know how to engage the 4 wheel drive high and low and the owner
#doesn't know either. It is obviously very important to know if the 4
#wheel drive works. Any help you guys can provide would be welcome. Are
#there any particular weak points that I should know about and look for
#prior to purchase expecially if it was abused. I know these are pretty
#basic questions but have pity on me.
#

Are you a AAA member? AAA has auto diag clinics that run several
tests on the car to see what's wrong with it.

/herb