Welcome top_xj!!!

[bluedragon436]

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[top_xj]

Thank you for the kind welcome. I've got a 98 Cherokee Limited in progress at the moment. It's actually my dad's; he bought it brand new back then to take the snow up north. Well, 7 years ago, it overheated and has been down ever since.

I've been doing a bit of research on cherokees in the last few months so I've been on this website previously as a guest. The members here are very helpful and friendly. Just in case I ever need to ask a question I can't find the answer to, I decided to join the forums.

Right now, I've taken the engine out. Not sure how people can do it in a day! But this took me 5 months so far, going at it on and off. I'm not mechanically-inclined and this big project is my first. Being a college student at the time, I also wasn't able to dedicate more than an hour at it a day and sometimes I didn't touch it for weeks. Now that I've gotten school out of the way and the engine out, I'm a bit more determined in resurrecting this rig. Got a good deal on the replacement engine and it's going in soon.

Hoping all things continue to go well. I'm excited!

[4.3LXJ]

Ah, college. That time of life when you start spreading your wings. Truth be told, that is when I made my first modification to a 4X4. Good luck on that project. Don't get rid of that engine. Someday when you get a little more experience, you can probably fix that over heated engine for a spare

[XJ Wheeler]

Sounds fun! Welcome to xjtalk. Give us a pic of the project and don't be afraid to come back for help or just show off your running jeep. :D

[top_xj]

Thanks! The engine was gone too soon at only 117k miles but it will be there if and when I am confident enough to fix it up. And I will definitely share some before and after pictures of the jeep when everything works and all cleaned up. I've got a lot to learn and plan.

[Compliant]

Thanks for the welcome. There's a lot of good conversations here on xjTalk.com glad to be a part of it.