No Kidding!!
My Ex knocked out a 6 of my windows on my Jeep. I took her to court for it. They made her replace all the broken windows and cut her alimony from $1000 a month down to $150 a month. They told her that she was willing to do it the first time that they wouldn't doubt that she would do it again. I got real lucky with that Judge.

 

By all means, file charges if you can prove it. I really hope they can get fingerprints or you can get people to confirm she talked about doing it (hopefully bragging). Your Jeep deserves to be fixed right. If you can't prove it and you've got full coverage insurance, check with your insurance once you've got the police report number. They should cover the repairs under comprehensive.

I despise vindictive people, and your ex is at the top of my list. I'm an ex-wife myself, and I'd never stoop so low... karma will deal with it.

 

I have one of those myself --- one more reason to have a LOCKING GAS CAP !!!
If you two are legally divorced, file charges and take her to court for the cost of a new engine and labor. Get a written estimate from the dealer
and hang on to it.

Good luck, Randy

 

That's F***ing awesome.
You lucked out

 

Pics of said ex-wives....

 

I like where his head is at.

 

He's from NJ. That's all the explanation needed sadly...

 

 

I got real lucky with the judge. Because the female judge kept acting like it was my fault at first and I didn't think I was going to get anything fixed. Until she gave her final ruling.
BTW, Why would we keep pictures of our ex's? There was a reason that they are ex wives. Also I wouldn't stoop down to her level.

 

well.....pics other's ex's and not yours apparently....

 

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take her to court...get a a fully rebuilt motor on her dime. I wouldnt let her get away with it. You can get a new motor for 0 dollars and 0 cents

 

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I'm interested to know the science behind what happens when you put sugar in an engine

 

There is no agency in any state in the U.S. that is going to take the time to pull your intake and exhaust off to check the casting numbers.

Dealerships swap around same motors from different years all the time.

Here's the basic tech that the O.P. needs.

#1. How do you know the motor is wrecked? Sugar on it's own cannot do this. You likely have a clogged filter and or clogged injectors. The "fact" that sugar gells up gas is a myth. In fact, it doesn't dissolve in gas at all.

#2. If you're being told by a mechanic that it's a junk motor, get a second opinion from a local on the site who knows their stuff. simple fact is that most mechanics will replace an engine just because of symptoms of a bad distributor, much less something as "complicated" as a bad fuel system.

#3. Viable motor options....
your 2000 has an 0331 head casting. That casting is junk. They are known for cracking on both the valve cover side and the compression side of the head between cylinders 2 and 3, and 4 and 5. If your motor is indeed "junk", it is far more likely that this occurred on the compression side, causing coolant leakdown into the cylinders which would score them from running unlubricated.

You can use any block from any year 97-06 without issues. That said, you need a high output head.

I've found that the 91-95 heads are the absolute best option for replacement on late model 4.0's. Your 0331 head has exhaust ports that are 1/2 the size of the 91-95's. Contrary to belief, swapping to an older head will NOT EFFECT EMISSIONS! It will actually decrease your emissions and increase your economy (the two go hand in hand).


The Bad;

Swapping to an older motor and head from 91-95 will have one inherrent issue....you have coil on plug ignition, and the older head doesn't have mounts for that style ignition. That's a matter of 15 minutes with a bit of metal, and a little bit of time with a drill away from being correct. I've always made tie-in brackets that go between the valve cover bolts (the stud bolts) with a nut to hold them down, and the coil pack.


your intake is a well known upgrade to the older 4.0's that have larger exhaust ports. it has twice the volume of a 91-early 99 intake manifold, thus allowing for more air intake at a smoother more even flow rate, increasing fuel atomization, again decreasing your carbon footprint. Some have claimed 15hp and 15ft/lbs torque from putting it on an older motor. This is another win for you with putting an older motor in your 2000.

Your exhaust manifold(s) will bolt right up to any year high output 4.0. I personally would consider going aftermarket since you're in there anyways.


Hopefully all of this info helps.

A tip as well. I built my own stroker based off of a 95 block and head, a 4.6 with .030 bore, 258 crank and rods. Prior to doing so, with the same block, I ran it stock with a competition torquer series cam to drop my hp to torque curve. I had a 2000 intake manifold on it, borla header, mustang 5.0 (you would need neon srt4 injectors) injectors, 62mm throttle body. stock bore I averaged 22mpg. stroked when I could keep my foot out of it I averaged 24mpg mixed driving with a 5 speed behind it.

 

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