Need help with motor rebuild please
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Need help with motor rebuild please
Hey guys,
I have a 1995 Cherokee, I water locked the motor.. Threw that away.. Put a motor out of an unknown year into the jeep. Ran for a while but now it's knocking.
There seems to be a bunch of different rebuild kits due to year.. How can I figure out what kit I need?
There are a few types of head bolts and it seems the 1995 or older ones are hard to come by.. I know the motor I have now has 6pt bolts.. Newer ones have 12pt right? Are the bolts interchangeable?
I don't plan on removing the manifolds this time, the head is basically bran new, so not
Messin with it.
I have a 1995 Cherokee, I water locked the motor.. Threw that away.. Put a motor out of an unknown year into the jeep. Ran for a while but now it's knocking.
There seems to be a bunch of different rebuild kits due to year.. How can I figure out what kit I need?
There are a few types of head bolts and it seems the 1995 or older ones are hard to come by.. I know the motor I have now has 6pt bolts.. Newer ones have 12pt right? Are the bolts interchangeable?
I don't plan on removing the manifolds this time, the head is basically bran new, so not
Messin with it.
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4.0 Engine date codes
The date code is on the passenger side of the engine, on the block, just forward and up from the distributor on a machined flat surface.
The digits of the code identify:
1st Digit-The year (8 = 1998).
2nd & 3rd Digits-The month (01 - 12).
4th & 5th Digits-The engine type/fuel system/compression ratio (MX = A 4.0 Liter (242 CID) 8.7:1 compression ratio engine with a multi-point fuel injection system).
6th & 7th Digits-The day of engine build (01 - 31).
1. FOR EXAMPLE: Code * 801MX12 * identifies a 4.0 Liter (242 CID) engine with a multi-point fuel injection system, 8.7:1 compression ratio and built on January 12, 1998.
The date code is on the passenger side of the engine, on the block, just forward and up from the distributor on a machined flat surface.
The digits of the code identify:
1st Digit-The year (8 = 1998).
2nd & 3rd Digits-The month (01 - 12).
4th & 5th Digits-The engine type/fuel system/compression ratio (MX = A 4.0 Liter (242 CID) 8.7:1 compression ratio engine with a multi-point fuel injection system).
6th & 7th Digits-The day of engine build (01 - 31).
1. FOR EXAMPLE: Code * 801MX12 * identifies a 4.0 Liter (242 CID) engine with a multi-point fuel injection system, 8.7:1 compression ratio and built on January 12, 1998.
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