not shifting to first. overdrive problems fixed

[mgibson]

1994 Laredo, When I bought the jeep from a friend it would sometimes kick in to overdrive but usually I could drive 70 on the freeway for 20 miles before it might engage. Then sometimes it would work fine. If I came to a stop, it would not take off in first gear unless I moved the shifter down to second. Anyway the harmonic balancer pulley failed and after replacing it, the transmision shifts fine now....Never would have guessed.....

[dima4855]

Have you tried to change your transmission fluid and filter to get rid of the first problem.