Good evening folks. Im Bill. I just got an old Cherokee given to me by my future inlaws. Its an 86 with the 2.5L engine with a bit over 245,000 miles on it. She has the 5speed and 4WD. Right now she is going to need a radiator according to the former owner but as you can tell it has some huge mileage on her. I have a few questions if you folks dont mind.
1. Is it worth the money to replace the engine?
2. What kind of mileage can I expect?
3. How good is that 5speed and should I budget a new trans with that mileage.
4. Is their a site or anything that lists a cross reference guide?
Thanks so much and if anyone needs or wants computer help I have a few skills. Bill

 

Anyone???

 

Im not as knowlegable on the 2.5 as i am on the 4.0, but I think before I would replace the engine, I would get a radiator from the junk yard, put it in and just do a basic but thurough tune up and go from there. You'd be surprised, these things last a long time with proper care. Have u heard it run yet. you can run it breifly without the radiator in it without it heating up.

 

Oh, and welcome to the forum from NC

 

Based on the person Im getting it from I doubt its been maintained very well. They are the gas and drive kind of people. They did say it does run but I havent heard it yet. Of course I am going to do the usual tune up, oil change and fluid checks and top offs. I tend to be a bit overly cautious though. On closing let me say thanks for the help. Bill