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10-12-2012, 06:26 PM
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First time XJ owner!
My son and I just got a '94 Cherokee Sport from some friends. They said it was making a noise from the engine, like a rod knocking, and stopped driving it 2 1/2 years ago. They gave it to us(FREE!). 217k miles, AT. We put in a new battery and believe or not it fired right up. Even with old fuel. It was smoking quite a bit but stopped for the most part after about 10 minutes. Noticed just a slight hiccup in the idle(800 rpms). Changed oil/filter, flushed cooling system, tune up, drained gas tank and new fuel filter. Still smokes but only very lightly. Never did hear any noise from engine that PO had mentioned. Crossing fingers.
10-12-2012, 06:39 PM
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Very nice find. Hope everything works out for you, refer to this site for any questions you may have, and of course welcome to Cherokee Forum.
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10-15-2012, 07:19 AM
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Oil was black but not gritty. The anti-freeze was a nasty brown and took about 20 minutes to flush out. Gas was a coffee color. Surprised it ran at all.
10-15-2012, 07:29 AM
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I'm not surprised 
For giggles you could run a compression test.
Also, try cleaning the throttle body and IAC.
For giggles you could run a compression test.
Also, try cleaning the throttle body and IAC.
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