Up to what year engine can I use?

[chicofuentes0224]

You know now that I have the front clip off and I'm having so many problems with the cooling issue I was thinking of going a differnt route.

I have an 88 4.0 in there now. If I keep all the renix stuff and externals, up to what year Cherokee can I pull an engine out of to replace my 220,000 mile one. Obviously the newer the better with lower mileage because it makes no sense to do it with a 1990 that already has 150,000 miles plus. Would I be able to use a realatively new one that's maybe been in an accident (side or rear hit)?

Is this a viable option or should I just buy a reman one for $2600 and save myself a lot of headaches?

[HOrnbrod]

You know now that I have the front clip off and I'm having so many problems with the cooling issue I was thinking of going a differnt route.

I have an 88 4.0 in there now. If I keep all the renix stuff and externals, up to what year Cherokee can I pull an engine out of to replace my 220,000 mile one. Obviously the newer the better with lower mileage because it makes no sense to do it with a 1990 that already has 150,000 miles plus. Would I be able to use a realatively new one that's maybe been in an accident (side or rear hit)?

Is this a viable option or should I just buy a reman one for $2600 and save myself a lot of headaches?

 

I'd get a remanufactured engine from a quality shop, like Jasper, who offers a great guarantee and is known to stand behind it. If something should go wrong - no worries mate.

[chicofuentes0224]

Yep, Jasper's the company that wants $2600.

[xj92]

Have a local shop with a good reputation rebuild it. Upgrading to a 91+ engine isn't worth the work because there are a lot of changes, and any junkyard pre-91 engine is already too old to make it worth swapping in.

[ejndssn]

Not sure how dep your pockets are you may want to consider one of these

http://www.golenengineservice.com/html/jp_mag_1.html :brows:

[chicofuentes0224]

Nice option, but not that deep at the moment :eek: