Wallyman
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Wichita Falls, TX
Threw a rod in my MJ a year ago. I had to move out of state and gave it to my father-in-law tofix and drive. He didnt.
So i went and towed it back. Yanked the motor, its junk. big nasty hole in the crankcase.Pretty cool, never done that before! Plan to never do it again either.
So to the topic of this thread, i was at Harbor Frieght and low and behold i spot a renix 4.0 in the back of someones truck with tranny attached. I went over and asked him what he was going to do with it and if it was any good of course. They had yanked it to do a chevy 350 conversion in an XJ. HE offered me the whole assembly for $150. Sweet deal, i was going to offer $200 so i said hell yeah!
Now i know where he lives and i felt it was all good. I have it on an engine stand in the garage torn down to the crank. Everything seems fine with it from what i can see with the eyeball test.
Heres what i plan on doing before install;
-New crank seals front and rear
-Lifters
-Oil pump
-Total top-end gasket and valve seal replacement
Now for the reason i posted except to brag about my cool find,
WWYD?
I suppose this would be a good time to make a stroker, im limited on funds though and hope to stay under $200 in parts so im @ 150 now.
Should i replace pushrods with the lifters?
Oh yeah the I-6 on a 2-ton engine stand is a bit much. requires support on the other end of the motor....... FYI
So i went and towed it back. Yanked the motor, its junk. big nasty hole in the crankcase.Pretty cool, never done that before! Plan to never do it again either.
So to the topic of this thread, i was at Harbor Frieght and low and behold i spot a renix 4.0 in the back of someones truck with tranny attached. I went over and asked him what he was going to do with it and if it was any good of course. They had yanked it to do a chevy 350 conversion in an XJ. HE offered me the whole assembly for $150. Sweet deal, i was going to offer $200 so i said hell yeah!
Now i know where he lives and i felt it was all good. I have it on an engine stand in the garage torn down to the crank. Everything seems fine with it from what i can see with the eyeball test.
Heres what i plan on doing before install;
-New crank seals front and rear
-Lifters
-Oil pump
-Total top-end gasket and valve seal replacement
Now for the reason i posted except to brag about my cool find,
WWYD?
I suppose this would be a good time to make a stroker, im limited on funds though and hope to stay under $200 in parts so im @ 150 now.
Should i replace pushrods with the lifters?
Oh yeah the I-6 on a 2-ton engine stand is a bit much. requires support on the other end of the motor....... FYI