Recent content by Mango

If you bend tubing, it'll save you a lot of headaches and wasted tube. Check their website for additional info.

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I'll be attempting to weld mine this saturday... I don't know how bad the crack is yet, but will consider it a temp fix until funds for something else are available. Unless of course, someone wants to send me an uncracked manifold that'll fit a '96 by friday afternoon :)

i installed a kit from jeeprus that I purchased on ebay ($35 IIRC). It was an original jeep kit and came with instructions that were clear. VERY straight forward installtion, no wiring problems whatsoever. It's really just as simple as unplugging one and plugging in the other. Do follow the...

scratch that question on whether I need to pull the engine to swap a cam. found the answer. doesn't seem like that much more work swap a mild cam in at this point..... perhaps Crane's 753905 or 753901. I'm thinking of the 905, with Crane lifters and stock springs.

I hear you on the possibility of a valve job. I'll be calling a couple shops on Monday to see what their prices and turn around times are. Good point on measuring the cam lobe height. If I need to yank the cam, can it be done without pulling the engine? Which if I do that, I may as well have...

Thanks for your responses oil pressure is good. will change to a little thicker oil tommorow and see if that helps it pump up. on the lifter puller - does one really need that tool or can something else be used easily enough?

Engine =1996 4.0, XJ Loud ticking sound from valve train. intermittent, occurs regardless of cold or warm. #3 plug carbon fouled, all others clean new wire, cap/rotor. engine has run Moble 1 5-30 synthetic for the past two years Mileage is 116K I have yet to run a compression test With valve...

please email [email protected] if you have one or know of one that's available. Frustratingly, I keep missing them at the pull-n-save.