motor swap

[ICEBOX]

I need a new motor for my jeep 1990 4.0. can I put a newer 4.0 with out a bunch of hassle?

or do i need to stay with the non ho type motor ?

[Eagle]

You can use an HO, but there will be changes necessary. How much of a hassle those represent depends on which way you choose to make the HO work with your non-HO vehicle, and how much you enjoy beating yourself on the head to avoid doing a job the easy way ... which would be to use the correct engine for the vehicle.

[Pete M]

Out of curiosity, wWhat's wrong with the engine you've got now?

[ICEBOX]

Hi Pete. I was reading my XJ book last nite, the one with your MJ in it ! lol .

 

 

My motor is really wore out. knocks,smokes,leaks you name it . It does it. It still gets me where i need to go but just really wore out . I can get a motor at the pull a part for 150 .

[Pete M]

I always need to check, because there have been plenty of times when someone thought they needed a new motor, but what they actually needed was a tuneup, or a new cat, or new parts in the fuel system. You know, things that a new block wouldn't fix.

 

 

 

And yeah, it's pretty sweet having my baby in a book. :yes: