TerryDean
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Pittsburg, TX
Nay-sayer
My father has no faith in Jeep. He states that there are two proud moments in a Jeep owner's life - the day you get it and the day you get rid of it. See our email correspondance from yesterday:
My email to him:
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I need your thoughts on the Jeep. My year model has a head casting 0331, which is highly prone to cracking between cyl 3 and 4, which is where mine cracked. The 0630 casting is from a 1996-1999 Jeep provides better performance due to larger exhaust ports but the exhaust ports do not line up with my 2000 model. Here are my options:
1. Direct replacement 0331 head: $425+
I would still risk cracking the head again at 50k+ miiles
2. 1998 0630 head: $320
To make this work I would need to either:
a: Buy an exhaust manifold adapter that is home-brewed by a Jeep guy who works at a machine shop. I would have to buy the adapter as well as the both a 2000 and 1998 manifold gasket. $150 for adapter, $30-50 each gasket
or b: Buy a 1998 exhaust manifold. $160
I haven't searched all of the local junk yards for a 1998 Jeep yet, but this is where I'm at currently. Let me know your thoughts...all thoughts besides "sell the jeep" or "push it in a lake".
~T-Cat
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His response:
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I would get an 0331 direct replacement head, put it together, and then ( though you told me not to say sell it) I would sell it, or trade it for something that doesn't say Jeep on it. all my love...jdaddy
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I REFUSE to loose faith in my Jeep. I love my Jeep. I would rather push the skeptics into the lake.
(as an aside, I tried to post this in the Off Topic forum but it stated I do not have permission)
~TerryDean
My father has no faith in Jeep. He states that there are two proud moments in a Jeep owner's life - the day you get it and the day you get rid of it. See our email correspondance from yesterday:
My email to him:
____________
I need your thoughts on the Jeep. My year model has a head casting 0331, which is highly prone to cracking between cyl 3 and 4, which is where mine cracked. The 0630 casting is from a 1996-1999 Jeep provides better performance due to larger exhaust ports but the exhaust ports do not line up with my 2000 model. Here are my options:
1. Direct replacement 0331 head: $425+
I would still risk cracking the head again at 50k+ miiles
2. 1998 0630 head: $320
To make this work I would need to either:
a: Buy an exhaust manifold adapter that is home-brewed by a Jeep guy who works at a machine shop. I would have to buy the adapter as well as the both a 2000 and 1998 manifold gasket. $150 for adapter, $30-50 each gasket
or b: Buy a 1998 exhaust manifold. $160
I haven't searched all of the local junk yards for a 1998 Jeep yet, but this is where I'm at currently. Let me know your thoughts...all thoughts besides "sell the jeep" or "push it in a lake".
~T-Cat
_____________
His response:
_____________
I would get an 0331 direct replacement head, put it together, and then ( though you told me not to say sell it) I would sell it, or trade it for something that doesn't say Jeep on it. all my love...jdaddy
_____________
I REFUSE to loose faith in my Jeep. I love my Jeep. I would rather push the skeptics into the lake.
(as an aside, I tried to post this in the Off Topic forum but it stated I do not have permission)
~TerryDean