Carl

Well, the XJ I picked up I knew didn't run. Being told and hoping just the head gasket was finished I picked it up for a good price. Now I am sitting here with the head off staring at a freakin crack in number 2 cylinder wall.

I am under strict orders from the wife that this is a CHEAP toy...now I am stuck with a Jeep that doesn't run....and I need to do something with it. Any ideas?

Dillon470

you tow it back were u got it and get your money back

Metmknice

Um, go to a local JY and yank a complete 4.0L and swap it.

76ANTHONY

craigslist, j/yards, classifieds it takes some work and time, but it can be done cheap and right at the same time

double_ot_xj

part it out, at least break even and then toss a flare in the back seat. this way you can have a bonfire, and make back the money you lost, and find a running one

zjrog

Keep on the lookout for another cheap or freebie. What year and motor do you have? I wouldn't waste time or money on a V6, but thats just me. There are lots of cheap Cherokees out there. Local ads here always have some for $500 and some less.

I got a nearly complete 87 for free, missing trans, transfer case and steering box. Front axle will go for the Ranger axle swap, tires and wheels were in excellent shape and going on my good XJ. The parts rig gave up a few parts while rehabbing my good XJ, and after I pull the remanufactured motor (certainly newer than the 200,000 miles on the body!!!), the body will be given to a friend to turn into a trailer. I look at it as"recycling"...

paroxysym

yea at this point your options are go to a junkyard, pull a complete 4.0 and swap it in. if anything throw it on an engine stand and go over everything!

76ANTHONY

is this a 4cyl or v-6?

BlueXJ

If it is a V6 you have fewer options. Most will require a rebuilt engine or at the very least a junkyard engine. Contact whowey by PM and he has a list of which engines you can swap into your Jeep and what ones work best.

Carl

I called a u-pull-it yard in Nampa, ID and they 2 of them. $80 for the short block. Think I might go that route.

BowtieGuy3

That's not a bad deal at all...

TrekkerJmm

Pretty darn good deal. I wish I had the chance to get an extra short block for that price...Tj

BowtieGuy3

Oh, i fI could get my hands on a 4.0L shorty for that price, it would performance central on that thing....Prob spend the next month apart at the machine shop first....
Now ya got me thinking...

:::looking around::: Where did I put those PAW and Summit catalogs???

whowey

Well... I have a few questions for you...

First.. What are you going to use this truck for??? If its gonna be a daily driver, let my kids run it, kinda thing keeping the 2.5 might be your best option.

But if it is gonna be built as a trail rig something with a little more HP is gonna be your best bet here.

Lets throw some options out here...

First, unless you like doing some 'creative' engineering on your firewall, and the replacement of the front of your Jeep, the 4.0l is not an option. The 84-86 XJ's have a slightly shorter engine bay and a different firewall design and a good deal of work is involved to make the 4.0l fit...

More later my supper is done.....

Carl

It's going to be a mostly trail toy. A road use to get to the trail heads if needed or trailered. It's the family toy basically...