Vacuum lines on the intake removed but left where they normally go:



Another view:



Injector harness tucked back behind the engine, along the firewall, and the two fuel lines removed:



Intake removed:



Another view of this as well:

Spark plug rail removed, then I did a check of the intake chamber area. Here is a view with the intake manifold out of the way:



Exhaust manifold intake ports, another shot:



And a couple more:




Manifold as I got the bolts loose(and didn't break a single one off!!):

You know you got issues when you find this:



and this:



And the whole thing in one shot:



Then the top of the head, here is valves front to back:



Here is another, notice the dipstick oil doesn't show the mix of what should be a chocolate milkshake:



Here is another of the valves, see another view of the dipstick, no show of chocolate milkshake:

Valves #1, #2:



Valves #3, #4:



Valves #5, #6:



Valves #7, #8:



Valves #9, #10:



Valves #11, #12:



Pushrods, rocker arms, bridges, and bolts removed, just prior to head removal:

Exhaust manifold was just removed:



The little studs, which you need a real special tool to remove:



Prior to pulling the head:



First shot with the head removed:



Better shot:



This shows where the head gasket was still kind of "attached":



As we pulled the gasket up some more:



Last shot before final gasket removal:



Block with the gasket removed:

looks like you have made some real progress. Did this to an Acura integra I had and it was a pain in the ***! But you get to know your car intimately and if something goes wrong in the future you are more than likely able to diagnose the issue with little effort. Whats your next move resurface the head, valves, piston/rings?? Any modifications you plan on doing while she is apart?

Actually within the next 24-48hrs I will be posting up the remaining stuff I have done to date. Lets just say I have over 10k on the engine since swapping the head, and its running great, now I have to look at the tranny, since the POs really didn't keep maintenance as a subject in the daily activity of driving.

Jeff

Ok here is the next part of the 0331 Head swap I did. Here is the head after it was removed:



Change of angle:



Opposite side:



Block after some substantial cleaning:



Another clean block pic from a different angle, notice the burning between Cylinders #5, and #4, and some between #4, and #3, the worse was between #4 & #5:



And final shot, block ready for replacement head to go on:



Jeff

Head gasket going on, I used Indian Head Gasket Shellac on both sides, and I was told you could use the new gasket by itself, well I can assure you this isn't going to need done again, unless the engine decides to let go, and if it does, its going to get professionally rebuilt:



New Clearwater Cylinder Head in place:



Here is another shot, with just 2 head bolts/studs in the center:

To do this, you need this for the #11 front bolt:



And this, copied straight out of the manual:



And you cannot forget the torque specs/sequence:



Here is the first step of the torque sequence:



Second step:



Third and final torque step:

Next I had to get a picture of the intake manifold, right before it goes back into place:



Here it is in position:



Pushrods installed in their original locations, fuel rail connected to fuel feed line:



Rocker arms and bridges in position, power steering pump back in position:



Reusable valve cover gasket in position:




Valve cover in position:



Injector wires connected back up, preparing for T'stat installation:



New heater hoses installed, throttle/kickdown cable brackets in position, thermostat & housing in position, drive belt on:



Coil rail on, upper radiator hose, heater hose on, intake manifold wiring and vacuum hoses hooked back up, throttle cable, kickdown cables hooked up:



Temp sender, lower airbox assembly, final checks of all wiring for connections not hooked up:



Removed overflow bottle for 4th cleaning(with small rocks, as the crud that was in the system had settled and made it hard to read the color and condition of the coolant, upper airbox assembly back in place(with new air filter), connected to TB, Emmission hoses hooked back up to upper airbox, electric fan back into position:



Jeff

So far that is the most major work completed to date. A/C compressor was replaced due to a bad clutch, recharged, and is cooling right nice. I will have some more pictures up later.

Jeff

I forgot to add some trail riding pictures in here. Here are some shots from the one where I overheated it:

Then when we got onto the actual trails:

And yes this one to show that even a stock Cherokee can get stuck, had I had a rear locker, I probably would have made it through these ruts. Also note the rear wheels way up in the wheel wells. The rear springs were inverted(I found out later), and there are no rear bumpstops left. I will say with the right line, and some traction aids, the stock XJ on 30's can do a lot. Several of the more modified rigs in my group were kind of surprised that I could get it some of the places I did.

Jeff