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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 282
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From: Boston
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.6 stroker
Thanks guys,
Talking to my buddy he said to pull the head,
Since there is no coolant in the crankcase and no oil in the radiator (the one that split the seam while climbing mt. Washington) he said it's probably the head gasket or the head is warped or bad.
And those fixes are easier than finding a good 00 or. 01.
By the way I drove it 40 miles back to my campsite by letting it cool when it started losing power.it starts right up now no knocking no ticking. What do you think?
Talking to my buddy he said to pull the head,
Since there is no coolant in the crankcase and no oil in the radiator (the one that split the seam while climbing mt. Washington) he said it's probably the head gasket or the head is warped or bad.
And those fixes are easier than finding a good 00 or. 01.
By the way I drove it 40 miles back to my campsite by letting it cool when it started losing power.it starts right up now no knocking no ticking. What do you think?
CF Veteran
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 4,825
Likes: 2
From: Indianapolis
Year: '99 and '91
Model: Cherokee
Lol. There's not really a convenient/efficient way of beating it out. So I thought about a puller of some kind. I just don't know a whole lot about those.
I don't care if it looks pretty. I really just want to get it pulled out enough so I can mount some armor there, to cover it up and protect it
I don't care if it looks pretty. I really just want to get it pulled out enough so I can mount some armor there, to cover it up and protect it
CF Veteran
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 4,825
Likes: 2
From: Indianapolis
Year: '99 and '91
Model: Cherokee
I seriously doubt a plunger will work. Its not popped in. That damage is from the secondary hit when my XJ got totaled. (His minivan spun and smacked it back there) I mean, don't think I won't try it though lol. My XJ is at my dads though and I'm not there.
I'm going to be googling some **** about body work tonight. I just wondering what fellow Cherokee owners would do with it.
I'm going to be googling some **** about body work tonight. I just wondering what fellow Cherokee owners would do with it.
CF Veteran
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,692
Likes: 6
From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
I seriously doubt a plunger will work. Its not popped in. That damage is from the secondary hit when my XJ got totaled. (His minivan spun and smacked it back there) I mean, don't think I won't try it though lol. My XJ is at my dads though and I'm not there.
I'm going to be googling some **** about body work tonight. I just wondering what fellow Cherokee owners would do with it.
I'm going to be googling some **** about body work tonight. I just wondering what fellow Cherokee owners would do with it.
CF Veteran
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 4,825
Likes: 2
From: Indianapolis
Year: '99 and '91
Model: Cherokee
Open the weld on the inside? Or where? Inside of the wheel well is smashed in too. I forgot to snap a pic of that.
I can weld (well I can "weld" still learning really) so I'm not opposed to that. I didn't even really think about the fact I have a parts jeep I could cut that out of. I just don't know if replacing that panel is buying off more than I could chew.
I can weld (well I can "weld" still learning really) so I'm not opposed to that. I didn't even really think about the fact I have a parts jeep I could cut that out of. I just don't know if replacing that panel is buying off more than I could chew.
Herp Derp Jerp

Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 18,251
Likes: 17
From: Parham, ON
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
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Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,028
Likes: 0
From: Hagerstown MD
Year: 93
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6 w/Flux Capacitor
Ill do this 2mro and report back
CF Veteran
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,692
Likes: 6
From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Open the weld on the inside? Or where? Inside of the wheel well is smashed in too. I forgot to snap a pic of that.
I can weld (well I can "weld" still learning really) so I'm not opposed to that. I didn't even really think about the fact I have a parts jeep I could cut that out of. I just don't know if replacing that panel is buying off more than I could chew.
I can weld (well I can "weld" still learning really) so I'm not opposed to that. I didn't even really think about the fact I have a parts jeep I could cut that out of. I just don't know if replacing that panel is buying off more than I could chew.








