Originally Posted by DESERTXJ206

Yeah that's what I was thinking. If I have all these issues, what would doing the head gasket hurt? Other than it take time and patience to do I really wouldn't be loosing anything.in the end. The Jeep has 250k miles on it sso I would assume most engine with that kind of mileage need new gaskets.

Well I guess I will be doing the head gasket here soon and seeing how many leaks I can stop with that. For sure the head and bad exhaust leak, then the next step is dropping my tranny to get that freeze plug.


I am kicking myself in the *** because I had money set asside from my income tax check to have a rebuilt engine installed for $1800 out the door. Well I spent that money and now am dealing with the aftermath.

Originally Posted by Cwhite89

Like DESERTXJ206 i too am about to do a head gasket change on my 89 XJ. For the past week my temp has ran above 210(never over heated tho) i have oil in my antifreeze and antifreeze seepage on passenger side behind distributor. I have searched Google and here to see if there was a write up on a renix era head gasket install to find nothing. Anything special i should look out for? This isn't my first head gasket replace just my first on a jeep. Sorry to thread jack just noticed we had the same problems and didn't see the point in starting a new thread.

Originally Posted by DESERTXJ206

Hey Not a problem, both trying to fix our Jeeps. I don't think there is anything special on the renix. I found a head gasket write up awhile ago I will look to see if I have the link.

Originally Posted by Cwhite89

Ok that would be greatly appreciated. Start the tear down of mine in the morning then sending the head to get plained and check for cracks and cleaned, gasket set wont be here till Tuesday. I figured i mine as well replace my shot passenger motor mount and fix my manifold leak well i have it tore down. Good luck on yours

Originally Posted by DESERTXJ206

http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7055


^^^^^^^

This is the best one I found. The guy gives all the right info for the job. I plan on following this when I tackle mine.

Originally Posted by Cwhite89

this should be a fairly easy task.

Originally Posted by DFlintstone

It's the hard part that's easy, it's the easy part that kills ya! Spray your bolts. Idk about the cork gasket in the link, maybe someone can chime in on a known, good gasket set.

Originally Posted by DFlintstone

I might take it one step at a time myself. I'm coming up on 300K, and the O rings that hardened in the oil filer adapter is really the only thing there. If you were to deal with those and get your head buttoned up, you can always come at the seals later. You might want to do a supper job cleaning it, (and the bay and all), then watch close right away to see where it might be leaking before it has a chance to blow around.

If the rear main were actually leaking sometimes it's because the rear main bearing, (and others) are worn. Sometimes it's something a used car dealer might change to sell it. The new will leak after a bit...

Originally Posted by DFlintstone

Do watch those adapter O rings. It blows right back and drips off the bell housing, looks just like the rear main leaking.

Originally Posted by DESERTXJ206

Well my main leak that I have is after I shut the Jeep off, its a oily coolant mixture like I was saying earlier. I can lay under the Jeep, completely wipe around the flexplate cover and stare at the gap between cover aand bell housing and it leaks drops of that mixture

Originally Posted by Cwhite89

Got the head pulled today everything went smooth no broken bolts and no blood shed Took about 3 hrs the only pain in the ***** part was getting the last 2 bottom bolts off the manifold up against the firewall. Droped the head off at the machine shop should have it back after work tomorrow and my gasket set should be in as well so maybe she will be running by tomorrow night if the rain holds off.