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Old faithful is coming out of the radiator cap... I'll pull the head and post some pics for all to see. Its going to take some work but she'll come together well. Worst case scenario I need a new long-block (not THAT big of a deal).

Good news: Fired her up for the first time today with a new radiator and water! Bad news: Water was pumping out of the tailpipe! Facts: Oil is not milky. Hard to start because its getting wet. Literally tons of steam coming out of tailpipe. Plan: Tomorrow I will install a new head gasket, valve cover gasket, intake/exhaust gasket, and do a valve lapping and install new stem seals. Goal: Check the head with a metal straight edge to check for warping. Hope that since oil didn't mix with water that its a gasket leak into a couple cylinders. Its almost impossible to start so I assume its getting into multiple cylinders and making the plugs wet. Objective: Install new head gasket to see if the previous owner blowing out the radiator (conceivably overheating it) ruined just the head gasket or if the head and/or entire engine is blown. Cranks smoothly but is tough to start so its probably more than 1 cylinder getting wet. Will run and rev fine once started but will blow water out the tailpipe. Steps Taken: Bought MOPAR head gasket, MOPAR valve cover gasket, MOPAR intake/exhaust gasket, MOPAR valve stem seals, MOPAR thermostat housing gasket, MOPAR throttle body gasket, and NGK copper plugs. Needs: To know if I have missed anything vital required to reinstall the head with a new gasket to determine extent of damage. :USAflag: :USAflag: :USAflag:

Its going to be a worker but not necessarily daily driven. I've owned lots of Jeeps and 4.0's so I will probably start with a tune up, throttle cleaning, and sea foaming.

Gents, Just got a title to a 91 4.0 5-speed 2WD MJ short bed. Rubber floor mat and cloth seat. Things I checked before buying (per this forums sage advice): Rockers - solid Cab corners - solid Floors - solid Bed above flares - solid Front Fenders above flares - solid Bed - solid no holes and rhinolined 4.0 started in less than a full crank (obviously). Clutch felt nice and smooth. Brakes are new. Have title but picking it up on Friday (won't be able to sleep until then). So, first order is to haul some trash and debris with it. Then I'm thinking of having it repainted in 2000 WJ Patriot Blue :USAflag: Next order of business...? What do you guys think it should be? It has ZJ Canyon Cast wheels on it so I'm thinking maybe a BB and some bigger treads...maybe just some bigger treads on stock suspension (makes it easier to load). Thanks for having me and I look forward to adding to the forum. :brows: