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TJ Engine Replacement Project
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Nice quick swap!
You could just do a poor man's stroker on that 4.0L and you'll be good to go at a significantly less cost than a LS swap. You won't have to mess with anything, but the motor. The donor motor in the TJ could go 100k+ miles. Just take your time.
Or, you could just rebuild that 4.0L to almost stock with cost effective improvements and have it ready to swap back in when the donor 4.0L in the TJ takes a dump.
Are you going to bring that ZJ back to the salvage yard? The yards around here would give you $300 for it.
You could just do a poor man's stroker on that 4.0L and you'll be good to go at a significantly less cost than a LS swap. You won't have to mess with anything, but the motor. The donor motor in the TJ could go 100k+ miles. Just take your time.
Or, you could just rebuild that 4.0L to almost stock with cost effective improvements and have it ready to swap back in when the donor 4.0L in the TJ takes a dump.
Are you going to bring that ZJ back to the salvage yard? The yards around here would give you $300 for it.
That's what I'm thinking.
I think we're going to strip the things we think we can sell and send it to the crusher for scrap value. My brother has a place we can store the parts while waiting to sell. I've got a guy on JU that wants the antenna, and I figure I can ebay the flywheel for $25-30. T-case for $150, Tranny for $300, D30 for $150, D35 for $100. Driveshafts for $50 each, etc.
Really?Holy Accent Batman!
Good work and on time, too! Nice!
I can't imagine that engine was still running well without losing power, stumbling, or dropping oil pressure. I'm very interested to see what we find when we open it up. I certainly hope it's not that bad... that doesn't look rebuildable.My buddy's TJ sounded just like that. This what the motor looked like once the head came off:
I wonder where it wentMy buddy's TJ sounded just like that. This what the motor looked like once the head came off:
He drove thousands of miles with it like that. Oil pressure gauge didn't really change and it only barely down on power. 33's with stock gearing didn't really matter. It went from slow as shit, to slightly worse.
Massive chunks in the oil pan.I wonder where it went
WTF? You can see the water jacket where the cylinder wall is missing, how the fawk could that thing run? Seems like the engine would fill up the crank case with antifreeze.
They came on the TJ. Made from aluminum. Surprised they still are in one piece to be honest.
dad thinks they were marks made after bolt torque checks.
Got the exact story from him. He said it made a little knock/loud ticking noise for a couple thousand miles. Then it changed to a loud knock and he lost some power. He drove like that for ~1200 miles. Still had good oil pressure. Never changed the oil or anything in the 1200 miles.
REALLY?!?!? Engine on a stand, turned over it should have been a fawking joy to do!
Pull motor and put on stand first.Come do my Rear Main seal next
I run teh Mopar ones from Wal-Mart, nicely constructed and inexpensive. Teh number ends in a 90.
Beats laying on your back under the Jeep with oil dripping in your face while trying to get the punch on the metal spine of the seal. That's for sure!REALLY?!?!? Engine on a stand, turned over it should have been a fawking joy to do!
This!Pull motor and put on stand first.