Advice for my cherokee with a blown engine?

[4ESTJP]

My cherokee blew it's engine from the rain last week. Water must have messed with the temperature sensor and caused the head to break and then broke a piston. Anyway I am debating to trade it in or try and fix the engine.

I would be disgusted to trade it in-4.5 lift, safari snorkel, warn front bumper and warn winch, CB, and Con-Ferr roof rack. Could I sell it private party, or would it be better to strip it down and sell the pieces? Trade in? Any advise would be appreciated.

[XAIRCAV]

Take a look at www.golenengineservice.com

[explorer]

Must have been some killer rain man...
You aren't going to get much for the mods. I'd rebuild it. And then watch out for the rain.

[bj-666]

i would have to rule out the rain very unlikely that it blew your motor. but how about oil did you have that? anyway i would either buy a motor out of a rearend wreck at the boneyard re-build another block, build/buy a stroker, sell it to me for $100 :)
good luck

[Pietro]

if you have the money: swap in a 350 chevy, the 4.0 is great until you start pyling on the bumpers, armor, huge tires, etc. even geared with 33's i wish there was a lot more power there. i guess i drove mine for too long stock with the five speed (blew past many honda civics)

no money option: put a cheap autozone short block in and send your head out for the machine work