CJ's98XJ
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- Where the heck is Moyock, NC?
I've got a 98 w/4.0l and 130,000 miles. I run a RE 3 1/2" on 31x10.50's, with a few other toys thrown in. I haven't done anything with the engine yet. I think every gasket in the thing leaks, including the head gasket, and of course the exhaust manifold has a big old crack. Those are the only problems. Everything else looks and runs like it's only a couple years old. She still runs strong, doesn't overheat and shows no other signs of aging.
I'm gonna pay somebody else to do the work. So far I've done all the work myself, but I just don't have the time. It isn't my daily driver right now, but will be by this winter. I have a company vehicle right now. I'm seeking other work up north and I'm pretty sure they won't let me take it with me. I'll need it to be extremely reliable. I'll be buying another newer Jeep hopefully some time next year, but plan to keep my Cherokee for a long time. I'm trying to keep this thing on a budget and don't want to unnessessarily spend too much.
At what point, money wise, depending on how much it will cost to get the gasket and manifold work done, would it be better to just replace the engine?
Anyone have any experience with Advance Auto's "tough One" engines?
There are some threads kinda like this, but they all talk about engines that I assume are just trashed and none really talk about when It's financialy time to pull the plug.
....And Oh yeah. Anybody gonna be selling a house a little east of Syracuse with a three car or detached two car garage??? A barn would be sweet.
I'm gonna pay somebody else to do the work. So far I've done all the work myself, but I just don't have the time. It isn't my daily driver right now, but will be by this winter. I have a company vehicle right now. I'm seeking other work up north and I'm pretty sure they won't let me take it with me. I'll need it to be extremely reliable. I'll be buying another newer Jeep hopefully some time next year, but plan to keep my Cherokee for a long time. I'm trying to keep this thing on a budget and don't want to unnessessarily spend too much.
At what point, money wise, depending on how much it will cost to get the gasket and manifold work done, would it be better to just replace the engine?
Anyone have any experience with Advance Auto's "tough One" engines?
There are some threads kinda like this, but they all talk about engines that I assume are just trashed and none really talk about when It's financialy time to pull the plug.
....And Oh yeah. Anybody gonna be selling a house a little east of Syracuse with a three car or detached two car garage??? A barn would be sweet.