Pete M

just keep in mind that "new" doesn't necessarily equate to 100% reliable. I've seen reman engines fail. and I've seen chinese sensors fail right out of the box. try to get OEM/Mopar stuff whenever possible

honestly, there is so little room in the cab there's no way I could go from front to back while driving so I'd never hack the cab like the Toy had, but you could bond it to the cab and simply remove the rear window for some access. although if you did that the heat/AC wouldn't work quite as well as factory.

hauled it up north for a guy to cover the cost of fuel to pick up my 4.88 axles I never used. sorry it wasn't more interesting. although it was the worst fuel economy I ever got in the KJ. highway trip in the single digits fahrenheit outside and super windy gave me I think 12 mpg. that's Dakota RT territory right there.

you need to determine the health of the engine using things like the compression and leakdown test. butt-felt "power loss" can easily be the result of fuel delivery or sensor issues and blowby could just be a CCV system that isn't up to snuff. also, 31" tires can suck the life out of any stock engine. you need the gearing that goes with those tires.

another random pic I found of the KJ back in the day.

that is a niiiiiiiice Jeep right there.

not really an option when it's the only ride I brought up here. but winter is almost over, right? almost? over? any day now?

87-90 will all be fairly close. XJ too. but there will always be differences. even if you have a factory 88 manual and an 88 truck, you will find inconsistencies. Just the nature of the beast for vehicles made during the death of one company and transition to another.

there are a few options for new/junkyard LED replacements in the link in my sig.

wow, that was a nasty lookin' engine. nice work

4 panels are all aftermarket.

I assume that drop pitman has been combined with a drop trackbar bracket?

that number means very little compared to how well it was maintained. there are guys pushing the half-million mark. and I've seen remaned motors fail.

finally got to snap a pic to add to this thread. spotted this beaut in the hospital parking lot

bump for good info

what has happened to the current motor?

there is a learning curve for sure. once you get the hang of it, it's easy. but yeah, once you upload the vid from your computer/phone to youtube.com then they have the video saved and you can come back here to put a link to it in your textbox. then people can see it in your thread, but we aren't responsible for storing and paying for the video playing, youtube is.

where are they being hosted?

I would do another compression check and a leakdown test before going to far down this path. but anywho, ANY 84+ 2.5L block will go right in. doesn't have to be an old one or even from an MJ/XJ. wrangler stuff works too. can't remember when they last used it though. 2002?

what are your compression readings?

found it in the paypal emails.

did you message me your name/address?