Recent content by NGThomas

The filter did not appear to be very dirty. There was a fair amount of crude in the pan however and the magnets were pretty gunked up. Of course when I put the pan back on you could eat out of it. I replaced the old fluid (which did not appear very dirty) with ATF+4 full synthetic (5 quarts)...

THANKS FOR THE INPUT. I was able to unbolt the filler tube and drop it down enough that I could twist and rock it enough to pull the slip joint loose. I bought this 92 XJ about 5 years ago and I did not know all of its provanance. As I just replaced the engine with a remanufactured long...

I am trying to remove the transmission pan but it is being held on by the filler tube. It looks as though the filler tube has a slip joint a few inches above the pan. Should the filler tube just pull apart at this point? How hard do I need to yank on the tube to get it free? Any pointers on...

I just put a newly remanufactured engine (4.0 L) in my 92 XJ. I timed it according to the manual and various on line videos. It is very hard to start. It cranks and cranks and cranks and feels like it wants to start but won't. When it finally starts, it seams to run just fine. I installed a...

I just put a remanufactured engine (4.0 L) in my 92 XJ. I had trouble getting it to start and it sounded like a timing issue so I went thru the whole process again. Everything checked OK so I tried stating it again and once again it cranked and cranked and sounded like it wanted to start. I...

How hard would it be to swap out a 4.0L I6 in a 92 XJ Jeep Cherokee for an older 4.2L I6? Having problems with my current engine and would like to do away with the computer system and go back to a naturally aspirated engine. Has anyone done this and what would be the major problems I would run...