jimoshel Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 1989 4.0l. Putting the head gasket on I noticed there are no locating pins or bushings on the block. I am having a hard time believing Jeep, or any manufacturer would omit these. Might explain why the old gasket failed. Did or did not Jeep use them? Jim
jimoshel Posted July 7, 2010 Author Posted July 7, 2010 WOW! Never would have believed it. Thanks guys. Jim
Geonovast Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 I was surprised when I saw that the 4.0 in my 88 XJ(the one I was taking out), had one. Then I looked harder, and it was the front driver's head bolt snapped 1/2 inch above the deck.
mjeff87 Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 yeah, quite the PITA to r&R the head with no dowels....especially by yourself. You can cut the heads off the old head bolts (if you choose not to reuse them 1X) and use them as guides/gasket aligners. Jeff
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