A-man930 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Been driving it for about a week and over 600 miles, so I feel like I can show this off now. I took the wife's JK through a river crossing too fast and drowned the aftermarket cold air kit with a big ol' splash of water. She shut down immediately. After restarting, we drove in an hour home with a slight noise audible. Drove it the next morning to church before I decided to pull the pan and inspect. Turns out we bent three connecting rods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 Before anyone asks, the water came in with the engine at pretty high revs, so I'm thinking pulling the plugs before to clear the water would not have helped. I'm very grateful that this thing didn't decide to grenade itself in the hours I drove it. Upon disassembly, the damage was confirmed to be isolated to cylinders 3, 5 and 6. No visible damage to the crankshaft, minimal scuffing in the bores, and no scary debris in the pan or oil pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 9 minutes ago, A-man930 said: I took the wife's JK Did she have kind words for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 After some back and forth with a Chrysler Master Tech friend of mine, I decided it was a safe bet to try a minimalist repair: Three new pistons, 3 used rods, a full set of rod bearings and piston rings, head gaskets, timing cover gaskets, windage tray bolts, and a handful of new lash adjusters and rockers. I touched the scuffed areas of the bores with some 400 Grit, washed it out, cleaned up the three pistons to be reused, and put her back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 2 minutes ago, Ωhm said: Did she have kind words for you? Hopefully the words were, "Get that Comanche done"! I'm glad that you didn't get too much damage internally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 3 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: Hopefully the words were, "Get that Comanche done"! I'm glad that you didn't get too much damage internally. Those were most definitely NOT her words. They went something more like "you're using your project money for this, dummy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 I did coax her into helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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