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There's a shop by me that specializes in Jeep engines. They sell rebuilt long blocks for $1500. Maybe if you look around you can find something similar.

I've found that I get a lot of road salt on my engine from the front of the hood not closing down far enough. I plan to adjust the latches in order to lower the front middle of my hood even with the front clip. Mine sits about 1/4" above the front end and allows a lot of road grime to enter...

There's a guy by me that rebuilds Jeep engines. I'm in central Indiana which is probably a good distance from you but this should give you an idea of rebuild costs from a local shop. Good luck. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/pts/4230652456.html

I have USAA full coverage on my 2000 XJ and it costs me $341 every six months. That's with a $500 deductible and I'm 40 years old with a decent driving record. I believe it's about $30 more a month with the full coverage.

Re: 2000 XJ - Kaboom! Nice work! What a shame that the motor was in such bad shape at only 155,000 miles.

How big of a problem is the head really? I saw a poll on another forum in which less than 20% of owners had a cracked head at any mileage. So over 80% of the heads have yet to fail with mileage of over 200K.

Yes I specifically asked them to look for cracks due to the issues with the heads and they said it looks great. I'm not sure I've ever had a head gasket leaking oil externally but even if it was just the valve cover I have peace of mind now regarding the head and gasket.

Yeah I was kinda wondering the same thing about the oil leaking from the head but I was actually glad to change it out anyway since the engine was out and the labor/parts involved where minimal. This way I have peace of mind regarding the head gasket.

Hey everyone I just bought another XJ. This is my second one as I sold (kicking myself) my 89 sport a couple years ago. Anyway, I really like this one. She's really clean with no rust to speak of and 183,000 miles on the clock. She did have the notorious leaks from the rear main, valve...

I don't have a schematic but I added the wiring on my 89 XJ sport easily. Napa has an adapter that plugs into your existing taillight harness inside the left rear panel. It's plug and play. Just route the harness down to the hitch and you're good to go.

I've had good results with the DEKA batteries. I just replaced mine after 5 years and recieved about $10 off the new one because it still had some warranty time left. They're about $70 and have a great warranty. By the way, they're the same company that makes batteries for the military...

I have a Radio Shack cb with a digital compass and weather channel that fits perfectly under the dash below the steering column. It's only about 2 inches thick by 7 inches wide. The bracket mounted easily with two screws to the underside of the dash. I think it's the best looking setup i've...

I was thinking of doing the same thing recently and called Midas. They said that the down pipe is stainless steel and that they usually don't need replaced. My jeep is an 89' and I didn't know they used stainless pipes back then so maybe Midas is full of $h!t. I did inspect it though and it...

Check out ebay. I bought some tint for my wife's van and did it myself. There are a couple of people that sell pre-cut tint and it's the good quality stuff the pro's use and not the crap you buy in the stores. My windows came out great. They sent detailed instructions with the tint. The...

Wow, some of the replies on this site are just horrible. People should make sure they know what their talking about before they post information. As far as viscosity, I was instructed in school that it's not ok to mix different viscosity oil because it can cause the oil to react negatively...