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That’s what I’m thinking.. But I can’t figure out how to get it to line up perfectly with the punch method. If the compression checks out good tomorrow then I’ll definitely go after timing.
Doing a compression test tomorrow. I couldn’t get a reading on the old head and it had some damage on the cylinder 6 valves from the piston exploding so I went ahead and replaced it.
What is the minimum compression these things need to run???
Plug wires are in the right spot along with the injector wires
The head seems to be in good condition.
I’ve cranked with the pedal down and i can hear cylinders firing but it won’t turn over
I did the punch trick. With the oil pump line thing at 11 o’clock, I positioned the hold down bracket at 1 o’clock and it would end up slightly past the bolt hole in the block. I tried multiple times to get it to line up perfectly with the hole but it was always ending up slightly past it so I...
1997 Jeep xj sport 4.0. I’ve run out of ideas. Had a piston explode in my old motor so I swapped in a block and kept my old head and all accessories including the distributor. Messed with the timing for a while and finally got it to where I believe it’s suppose to be (right after 1 position on...
1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0 AW4 NP242. I was driving the other day and the jeep was running fine and then cut off with no warning. Wouldn’t start back up but it would crank. The gauges don’t work but the lights in the gauge cluster work. Also the electric fan will kick on every time i turn the...