motor swap questions

[littlebluexj]

"0630" Casting 1996-1999 motor into
A" 7120" casting 1991-1995 Cherokee
im going to switch over All the sensors that
look different I and In am just wanting to knower what
else should be done. I Am going to drill And tap
the head for the coolest temp sensor. will my new
trany And transferable from my 88 that I have All
READY Bolted to the "0630" motor DF's fix-bolt into (sensor
wise) the "7120" jeep.

I did search.

william

 

[darjevon]

The last 0630 i worked on had a bolt where the temp sensor would be, and would not require drilling and tapping. That head came from a ZJ, i'm not sure if the head from an XJ would be the same.

 

[littlebluexj]

This motoris froma wj.1999there is nobolt.

 

[cjben]

I just finished swapping a 96 engine into my 92 xj,and it had the sensor in the head,the motor would have been pretty much plug and play if i wouldn't have done the newer intake manifold/power steering swap and header at the same time.

 

[littlebluexj]

Check the casting number on the head, you may have gotten a 1995 motor early prodution 1996. That could be way there was a sensor there.

 

[littlebluexj]

ok so I dropped the motor on my hand and my rooommmates put the motor in for me while I was in surgury. Now i need to know how can I insall the temp sensor for the gauge. its to farback for me to drill it. is the somewhere else I can install it.

 

[littlebluexj]

bump, come on any one know where else I can tap that sensor. please.

 

[cjben]

i would think you could drill and tap a hole closer to the front of the head as long as where you drilled and tapped was part of the cooling system.

 

[littlebluexj]

See I thought that to but I was wondering if anyone knew of a water passage diagram for this head.

Thanks for the replie.
William