made my decision

[tribal_4x4]

Ive decided to get a BRAND NEW motor for my jeep i have to start savin might take me about 3 almost 4 months maybe sooner who knows but its totally worth it. heres the site im getting it from

http://www.autoguide.net/apf/jeep-ca...amc_242lb.html (http://www.autoguide.net/apf/jeep-car_engines/amc_242lb.html)

and the motor is only 1,165 bucks! not too bad considering ill never have to worry about the damn thing breakin down on me EVER! haha

HAPPY THANKS GIVING EVERYONE! i know its a day early but ill probably forget tomorrow lol

[Goatman]

How come the double post?

[jeeperjohn]

* - price as of 2/1/2006. Actual prices may vary
I have a feeling you will be paying a good bit more than this.

[tribal_4x4]

yea sorry about the double post but i hope i dont have to pay much more than that... lol

[djblade311]

not too bad considering ill never have to worry about the damn thing breakin down on me EVER! haha


never say never. new and reman'd motors can give out on anyone. ;)

[IslanderOffRoad]

what made you decide to go with that company? just the price?

to me, price is only one concern when buying a motor. i'd see if anyone here has used them before and their experience.

[Gerr]

you could easily rebuild a junkyard engine for less or have a stroker for about that price. Just some thing to think about

[tribal_4x4]

i know u guys know way more about this than i do so what is the best route i should take on this?

[GrimmJeeper]

what do you want, power, reliability, or both? power is expensive, both is even MORE expensive, reliability is cheap and easy.

[johnnyc]

Your L6, 4 L, 242 CID Rebuilt Engine will be delivered to any US destination including Tulpehocken, Greenwood, Maplewood and Garland.

Thank goodness. I was afraid they wouldn't ship to Tulpehocken.

[mattyj]

Your L6, 4 L, 242 CID Rebuilt Engine will be delivered to any US destination including Tulpehocken, Greenwood, Maplewood and Garland.

Thank goodness. I was afraid they wouldn't ship to Tulpehocken.

Hahaha........ think im going to change my location to that.

[tribal_4x4]

i want reliability more than ne thing

[xDUMPTRUCKx]

ive got a jeep with a strong running motor in the low 100k range, i think like 115k, that we may be able to work a deal on, and im talking really cheap. its still in the jeep so you can hear it purrrrr.

[Leep]

In my opinion I would just rebuild it instead of buying one. If you are worried about the specifics of the rebuild there are plenty of people that can give you a hand. I just rebuilt the head on mine and was really easy to do. Since you will have to take the entire assebmly apart anyway you will get a great apprecation on the internals work.

I did notice that your location is roseville, are you up there ?

Just my .02 cents worth.

Leep

[tribal_4x4]

yea yea im in roseville im in the sierra chapter too i posted a couple things in the so cal first before know about sierra... new guy mistake :tears: but i figured i would stilk checkin for ur guyses opinion too since so cal isnt THAT far... lol is that ok? still not quite familiar with rules kinda got in trouble for the double post already so sorry in advance everyone. back to the question though i took apart the head once already to replace the headgasket so i cant get that done real easy. but i just want the best and the cheapest option cause even if i can get the motor goin thats in it it does have 240,000 so its kinda at the peak of its life ya know?

[tribal_4x4]

this is what my jeeps doing right now. it has spark, its getting fuel, it has compression, and the battery is brand new and fully charged. i dont know what the problem is...


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[tribal_4x4]

sorry used wrong video thing here it is http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=22569740

[corbinafly]

when did the problem start? Did you do anything just before?

[tribal_4x4]

this problem has been there since i bought it about 2 weeks ago. i figure its an easy fix which im sure it is and i have one more problem too i posted a thread in the OEM Tech discussion and its called my second problem ( video explains). this thing is so close to starting and its jsut minor things...i hope...

[corbinafly]

Is the distributor indexed correctly? Or is it 180 degrees off?

[tribal_4x4]

i have no idea how would i check that?

[corbinafly]

i have no idea how would i check that?
Put #1 cylinder at TDC on compression stroke(not exhaust) and the distributor rotor should be pointing just past the #1 spark plug terminal on the dist cap.

[tribal_4x4]

Put #1 cylinder at TDC on compression stroke(not exhaust) and the distributor rotor should be pointing just past the #1 spark plug terminal on the dist cap.

sorry u kinda lost me im not too familiar with how the distributor and rotor set up i had a buddy do it. so im not to familiar on terms but i can figure it out. whats TDC? is there ne way u could show me a pic or video or something? thanks again for the help :)

[corbinafly]

sorry u kinda lost me im not too familiar with how the distributor and rotor set up i had a buddy do it. so im not to familiar on terms but i can figure it out. whats TDC? is there ne way u could show me a pic or video or something? thanks again for the help :)
Sorry. Got to go to Thanksgiving dinner now so I can't get to into it just now. TDC= top dead center. I'll check back when I get home later.

[jeeperjohn]

sorry u kinda lost me im not too familiar with how the distributor and rotor set up i had a buddy do it. so im not to familiar on terms but i can figure it out. whats TDC? is there ne way u could show me a pic or video or something? thanks again for the help :)
Take the spark plug out of the #1 cylinder (the one in the front of the motor), get a napkin or piece of paper towel and get it wet. Roll it into a ball and push it into the spark plug hole, but not all the way into the cylinder. Turn the engine over (preferrably by hand with a wrench on the crankshaft pulley bolt) until the wet paper pops out of the hole. Now insert a long skinny screwdriver blade into the hole until it rests on top of the piston. Turn the crankshaft until the screwdriver is at it's highest point. This is top dead center for #1 cylinder. With the engine at top dead center, take the distributor cap off, the contact on the rotor should be pointing at the contact for the #1 cylinder on the distributor cap.