Recent content by Grifter144

alright here it goes. Thank you all so much. The heep is sitting in the drive idleing. Thank you for all the input guys. Ended up being a couple of different things. 1. As Oldman had suggested earlier "index the cam" Wer got that done today with a timing light and a toothpick. 2. The "new"...

thanks, the above directions I was following in another thread to guide me thru the process of testing. IF I am reading that correctly then my CKPS is good as no change on the multimeter indicates infinate resistance Ecomike, yes I was just testing the CKPS (unattached from the wiring harness)...

sorry, ecomike I'm using a yellow Sperry digital multimeter. Read up on using it on line last night. Sorry the 000 was a misprint on my part. When I flip the dial to ohms it shows 1.000 (however the 1 is blinking). If I press the range button on the top left of my meter the decimal moves to the...

Ok so this just got a little worse. I was laying length wise under the jeep doing a resistance check on the CKPS. If I am understanding my multimeter correctly I am getting a reading of 000 in the resistance dept. which would indicate infinate resistance right? Versus it spitting out a number...

Yeah guys, frustration is getting the best of me and I am subsequently cutting corners while trying to hurry this process up.. . getting hell from the old man for filling his drive with my heep doesnt help too much either. I've got two hours to tinker tonight, so hopefully I can make a step...

you know what come to think of it.. I had just pressed the bodies of the spark plugs against the valve cover. Completely didnt occur to me that there is a gasket, and some crommets that install in the cover in relation to the bolts that keep the actual cover from making solid metal to metal...

Ok so here it goes. Just did my check for spark. As far as I can tell I am getting intermitent weak spark in a couple of select plugs( namely #2, #3, #4 cylinders fire) #1 and #6 do not appear to fire. I am about to swap the old coil rail back in and see if that changes this issue. still odd...

Ecomike: I think I got it figured out. It looks like I have to pull the entire rail and the plugs. Unlpug it and then "reinstall" the entire rail in a laying position on top of the vavle cover. Insert plugs (1x1) and attempt to fire. As of now I am waiting on another pair of hands to arrive to...

back at it today, someone here want to explain to me how I am supposed to check for spark on this distributor-less system. I can do it on the old school set up, but I am baffled as to how I am supposed to get around this coil rail? Thanks, RLTW, Grifter

Ok I finally got a answer from the guy that sold me the flexplate.. its from a 98 so it should be the right flexplate for my 2000 right? My wifes mom and s-dad decided to drop in from out of town on tuesday so I had to put the heep on the back burner. Hopefully I will swing a couple of free...

Hey guys, thanks for the input. Sorry for the vague info, I was trying to keep it as short as possible. The 92 and 94 4.0's with a manual flywheels are still sitting on the ground in my pops garage waiting to be stroked along with the 258 crank and rods. Just a job/money issue right now. I...

Ok so a couple months ago my DD 2000 Xj 4.0 AW4(<160,000 on the clock) started having a problem running. It would Start up run for a bit and then die. So I plugged in my cheap code reader and start chasing my tail. Codes and follow on crap sort of went like this. 1st code P1391-so get a new...

heres a pic i took of mine..hope it helps RLTW, Grifter

alright hotwired. first things first. just in case: call randysringandpinion and order a new spring kit. their about 13 bucks. better yet order 3 kits and prepare to replace them every once in a while. the guys here will tell you what a decent milage replace rate for the springs is. as well...

my 2000 has two openings at the top center of the rear hatch..the rear wiper hose runs from the body thru the passenger side opening at te top of h door and then down around the rear window to the passenger side....when it reaches the wiper motor there is a plug in fitting piece that it...