Reman Head

rpyne · Sep 18, 2008

I am looking to replace the head on my 88 XJ 4.0 and am looking for experience/advice on vendors.

I have been looking at getting the head from Clearwater Cylinder Head, Inc ( http://www.cylinder-heads.com ) and want to know if anyone has experience dealing with them or any other vendor.

Thanks.

--Richard

sjkimmel99 · Sep 18, 2008

do they still do Jeeps? It's not listed on their site any more. The price (back when it was listed) seemed good compared to finding a JY head & getting the work done. They do have some sort of temp indicator that is stuck to the head to indicate if it ever overheated which voids the warranty but hopefully that won't happen. fwiw.

Stallacrew · Sep 18, 2008

Why not use a junkyard head? That would be my choice. They're like $30 around here, but obviously that doesn't stand true across the nation. Machining on mine when I rebuilt was around $70 I think. $100 head doesnt sound bad. Plus theirs are gonna be seasoned heads too, no?

Just a thought.

rpyne · Sep 18, 2008

The whole reason for going with a reman is that I can get a complete, clean, tested head with all new seals, springs, etc., for about the same as the machine shop wants to grind the valves and check for flatness.

I did a search on Clearwater's site for a Chrysler 4.0 and it came up with the Jeep in the listing for $275.

johnnyc · Sep 18, 2008

This is the reman 7120 head that I got from an eBay store. Really nice workmanship. Been running great for a few months now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REBU...62QQcategoryZ33617QQihZ023QQitemZ360088689619

johnnyc · Sep 19, 2008

xjohnnyc said:
This is the reman 7120 head that I got from an eBay store. Really nice workmanship. Been running great for a few months now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REBU...62QQcategoryZ33617QQihZ023QQitemZ360088689619

Sorry, I missed the part where you said you had a Renix.

89xj · Sep 19, 2008

rpyne said:
The whole reason for going with a reman is that I can get a complete, clean, tested head with all new seals, springs, etc., for about the same as the machine shop wants to grind the valves and check for flatness.

I did a search on Clearwater's site for a Chrysler 4.0 and it came up with the Jeep in the listing for $275.

the head on your 88 is an AMC/Jeep head. if you use a head from 91 and up, you will also need the intake and exhaust manifold from a 91+ and do some other mods to the throttle body and tps

rpyne · Sep 19, 2008

89xj said:
the head on your 88 is an AMC/Jeep head. if you use a head from 91 and up, you will also need the intake and exhaust manifold from a 91+ and do some other mods to the throttle body and tps

Right now, I need to keep it simple. My head is a 2686 which Clearwater lists here: http://www.cylinder-heads.com/details.cfm?itemid=980

I also found one at Cylider Heads International in Texas at http://www.headsonly.com/index.htm . Has anyone dealt with them? It looks like it is about the same price and terms.

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