Yeah, it's 2wd so it can't be a u-joint . I'm going wheeling this weekend so I'm hoping it'll last that long

 

Is there a write up for the RMS? I can't find it

 

try this.

http://jeep-xj.info/HowtoRearMain.htm

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft4LhJWOgtk Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5o5...feature=relmfu Part 2

 

nevermind

 

I have a bad misfire in my 2003 jeep grand cherekee it first started after I replaced the crankshaft sensor and just getting worse could it be the crankshaft sensor is not all the way in and causing misfire

 

Thank you sir, I'll save it for the morning

 

could be. u might have a defect part. or the Crnkshaft sensor was bad becuz of somehing else. like an cause and effect sorta thing. one part goes bad causin more to follow. check ur plugs/plug wires and injectors. I hate to say it but u can maybe check your valves?
Timing always helps too. I dont know very much at all about the WJ/WKs
Are you runnin a distributor or do u use a coil?

 

I recently acquired a 91 XJ 4.0L (manual). It won't start (engine turns, there's spark and fuel, but not catching). After checking the codes and as much of the electrical connections that I could, I ended up taking it to my Jeep dealer for them to look at. Everything is good, including the timing, until we get to compression. No compression in 1, 2, and 3. I've seen articles about blown gaskets causing 2 adjacent cylinders to have low/no compression, but not about 3. I've got a heated garage and a long winter here in Alaska to work on it, but I'm curious if anyone has suggestions/ideas about tearing down the engine. I'll check gasket first, but I suspect problem goes beyond that. I have Chiltons and Haynes, but this will be my first time doing more than just tune-up type work.

 

if ur not planning on it being a constant day to day thing then dont disassemble too far. when u pull apart a motor. its like working out. u cant just do it and then quit on it or it will never get done....it will end up a pile of metal in ur garage...

 

That must've been personal issue?

 

nah. i slways plan it over the weekends. that way i can work on it as much as i want without interruptions. its alot friends who pull apatr motors and never get around to reassemly

 

Laziness ruins motors

 

Agreed

 

i might have to check into that.
i have gone to 3 shops -
1st said he would charge $5000 for complete rebuild - i said heck no
2nd and 3rd both said around $2600 and that was boring out the block and honing, new watrer pump etc.they both said it would be like buying a jasper crate motor.
i did ask about going to a stroker and none of the shops would do it and said it was a bad idea. they said unless u just HAVE to have the power its not worth what you are sacrificing for reliablity. i also asked all of the shops about just getting a new head gasket and they all would do it for around $1000 but no warranty and they said with 223K on the engine its only a matter of time before something else fails.
i want this jeep to be 100% relaible and 223K miles 4hrs from home does scare me a little - BUT - it does have good compresion and runs great.