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From: Hagerstown MD
Year: 93
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6 w/Flux Capacitor
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From: Prescott, Az
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
And, I learned there's an app for that!! Whooda thunk it?
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From: Hagerstown MD
Year: 93
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6 w/Flux Capacitor
Brain hurts now. But thanks cruiser, my Jeep would be in a junkyard right now if you weren't around. Lol. Off to bed for me.
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Posts: 43,971
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From: Prescott, Az
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
No, I don't lick fish.



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Posts: 11,169
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From: Northern Kentucky
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Cool! What's the name of that app? Gotta check that out!
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 63
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From: Grand Rapids, MI
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I-6
I'm looking at doing around a 2" suspension lift (OME) and Im curious about my steering components. At what height would I need to start worrying about my:
- Tie rod/ends
- Drag link
- Pitman arm
- track bar
Control arms I'm not too worried about since I've read here and there that those don't become a big issue until you go more than 2".
Just looking for some input so I know what to buy when I get the lift
Thanks
- Tie rod/ends
- Drag link
- Pitman arm
- track bar
Control arms I'm not too worried about since I've read here and there that those don't become a big issue until you go more than 2".
Just looking for some input so I know what to buy when I get the lift
Thanks
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,532
Likes: 349
From: District of Columbia
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
I'm looking at doing around a 2" suspension lift (OME) and Im curious about my steering components. At what height would I need to start worrying about my:
- Tie rod/ends
- Drag link
- Pitman arm
- track bar
Control arms I'm not too worried about since I've read here and there that those don't become a big issue until you go more than 2".
Just looking for some input so I know what to buy when I get the lift
Thanks
- Tie rod/ends
- Drag link
- Pitman arm
- track bar
Control arms I'm not too worried about since I've read here and there that those don't become a big issue until you go more than 2".
Just looking for some input so I know what to buy when I get the lift
Thanks
CF Veteran
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 8,272
Likes: 1
From: Baltimore, MD
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6 HO
I removed my valve cover today to replace the gasket. When I took the cover off there was a good bit of yellow stuff on it, which I believe to be moisture? I didnt get a picture of it because I was dirty, but should I be concerned? It really looked like it was mostly where the valve cover was leaking(in the back between the last two cylinders and all the way in the back).
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From: Baltimore, MD
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6 HO
In my oil ?
The head gasket is not blown. I changed the oil with conventional and ran that for 300 miles. Then changed to rotella T6. I have all the service records and the PO was using Castrol GTX since 34k miles every 3k. No where in the records is a head gasket replacement or anything close.
The head gasket is not blown. I changed the oil with conventional and ran that for 300 miles. Then changed to rotella T6. I have all the service records and the PO was using Castrol GTX since 34k miles every 3k. No where in the records is a head gasket replacement or anything close.
Is it possible for a cylinder head crack to only open when the engine is hot? I would think so, but I just want to make sure. I clearly saw coolant weeping from between where cylinders 3 and 4 would be on the head while the engine was running. Now with the head off and cleaned up, there is no visible crack.




