Engine rebuild coming up...what do I need?

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Oct 25, 2011 | 06:42 AM

LoveMy89Anya

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From: Baltimore, Maryland

Year: 1989

Model: Cherokee

Engine: Inline 6

Engine rebuild coming up...what do I need?

I'm preparing to fix an engine i'll be receiving in a week or 2, and I was wondering, what do I need to do it in terms of tools?

The following is what I've been told is wrong with it:

“ You WILL need an:
Oil pump
Valve cover gasket
Rear main oil seal
Oil pan gasket
Either an oil pressure gauge or sending unit
Compression on all 6 cylinders are as follows:
READINGS FRONT TO REAR
1. 120
2. 130 Plug wet w/oil
3. 130
4. 130
5. 125
6. 105
I believe that #6 has a bad?? rod bearing in addition to shot rings. “

I have the engine in my Jeep that as far as I know has nothing more than a blown head gasket and cracked block, so I can cannibalize parts off of it. That being said, I'm extremely new to this whole " self-educating-mechanic " thing, so I'm sure I'm missing something big. Could somebody please be so kind as to fill me in?