rustynails
NAXJA Forum User
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- Cosby,TN
Hi guys,
This is my first posting, hope I'm in the right forum. I already know you guys are pretty sharp from some of the answers I've read for various problems.
Here's mine, hope you can help.
I'm looking at buying another XJ, an '85 2.5L auto,pioneer package161,000 miles, seller says he just replaced the engine (30,000 on replacement), ridiculously low price.I,ll tell you how ridiculous if I decide not to buy it,(mid to upper 3 figure range). The problem is he replaced the engine because there was a knock. Drove the jeep about 30 miles and now it won't start he says that when he pulled the engine there was a lot of play in the trans shaft he thinks it somehow might need a trans.pump bearing?, a crank pos. sensor and a new computer.
Does any of this make any sense to any of you guys? About how much is this going to cost me in repairs before I can even hear it run? Is there any way at all to get this thing started with a screwed up CPS and computer?
I'm not a mechanic, I'm a carpenter by trade,but I can get by with proper guidance and a Haynes manual. Would appreciate a few expert opinions just the same.
I now own Jeep # 7, an '88 XJ 4.0 auto, pioneer package. I've had 3CJ's, M-38, J-20, and 2XJ's.
Thanks for letting me ramble and use up your valuable space.
Mike Eades,
[email protected]
This is my first posting, hope I'm in the right forum. I already know you guys are pretty sharp from some of the answers I've read for various problems.
Here's mine, hope you can help.
I'm looking at buying another XJ, an '85 2.5L auto,pioneer package161,000 miles, seller says he just replaced the engine (30,000 on replacement), ridiculously low price.I,ll tell you how ridiculous if I decide not to buy it,(mid to upper 3 figure range). The problem is he replaced the engine because there was a knock. Drove the jeep about 30 miles and now it won't start he says that when he pulled the engine there was a lot of play in the trans shaft he thinks it somehow might need a trans.pump bearing?, a crank pos. sensor and a new computer.
Does any of this make any sense to any of you guys? About how much is this going to cost me in repairs before I can even hear it run? Is there any way at all to get this thing started with a screwed up CPS and computer?
I'm not a mechanic, I'm a carpenter by trade,but I can get by with proper guidance and a Haynes manual. Would appreciate a few expert opinions just the same.
I now own Jeep # 7, an '88 XJ 4.0 auto, pioneer package. I've had 3CJ's, M-38, J-20, and 2XJ's.
Thanks for letting me ramble and use up your valuable space.
Mike Eades,
[email protected]