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budgetxjmcknight
07-22-2013, 08:54 PM
Wife's ZJ threw a rod and I really need to find a 4.0 local if possible, don't really care about the miles, just need to get one that isn't going to puke in 10k. everything on the motor is new just need a block and head..... HELP:sad0147:
Mudderoy
07-23-2013, 03:04 PM
Wife's ZJ threw a rod and I really need to find a 4.0 local if possible, don't really care about the miles, just need to get one that isn't going to puke in 10k. everything on the motor is new just need a block and head..... HELP:sad0147:

I remember in a recent interview with a team that races an XJ saying they were having a hard time finding 4.0's mainly due to the cash for clunkers program. Sad sad sad.
prcjeep
07-23-2013, 04:14 PM
The block would be the same... Plus you get a lot of spare parts...

http://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/3941991266.html
prcjeep
07-23-2013, 04:17 PM
not sure how close this is to you...
http://asheville.craigslist.org/pts/3950953122.html
budgetxjmcknight
07-23-2013, 06:41 PM
Thank you for the link, I'm gna have to go check that out, its only about an hour and a half from me but cheap. I found another ZJ same color as the wifes with a bad tranny for 600 might go look at that too. We recently had hers rebuilt but tranny swap vs. motor swap, and lots of spare body parts after the motor swap?????
budgetxjmcknight
09-29-2013, 08:02 PM
Got a motor, swapped it, poured antifreeze, pulled it, found a plug missing. Put the plug in, put the motor back in. Ran great for a day. Sprang a leak in the top radiator hose, fixed it, jeep went stupid. tried and tried to figure it out. Took it to the dealer they "found the problem and fixed it". Picked it up, didn't get 10 miles, did it again. SCREW IT bought a 2013 Dodge Dart. Love it so far. Congrats on dodge for a well balanced car.
Dredwolf
09-29-2013, 08:30 PM
It's hard to enjoy the Jeep hobby without at least one dependable vehicle in the stable.

Spent time today on the wife's '03 Explorer doing basic preventative maintenance. With me still looking for work, we can't have a vehicle failure from something simple that I could fix for cheap ahead of time.