Teufel Hunden
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- Chico, CA
Hey guys, I could really use some help here. I have moved and now I don't have a garage with my apartment... Former Marine here, just trying to use what I got without selling the XJ.
The condensed version of this is what could be the cause of the engine moving so far forward that the mechanical cooling fan jammed into radiator and oil filter dented from running into the bolt of motor mount?
I suppose I should explain what I was doing when something/things broke... Playing around in a muddy field, trying to go up a descent hill. I got up and over the hill finally, and couldn't see what was on the top of the hill really. Ended getting over the hill at maybe 15-20mph, and immediately stomped on fat pedal once I got up there, and ended bouncing hard over/in a good sized rut. Nasty noise the second upon impact. So I turned it off, and looked under the Jeep for carnage... Nothing... So I popped the hood, and nothing... So I got back in the Jeep, started it up, and then killed it shortly after because the noise was there again, sounded like it was fan or something. Sure enough, the fan was not freely spinning. So I found that it was rubbing on the frame rail on the passenger side of the Jeep. I bent the fan blades with a pair of pliers so I could get it to spin. But the bolts on the fan clutch were rubbing on the radiator pretty bad. I was in the middle of no cell reception, so had to get it moving, rain was coming down hard, and had the wifey with me. So I drove it to the main highway, only after stopping twice to fill the radiator with water because it was coming out where the cooling fan was rubbing on the radiator.
So now I am at my apartment, Jeep turns over, but I don't have a place to work on it, and I don't have any buddies here. So I resort to ya'll for some help here. My biggest concern is that the unibody is tweaked and I need to find another Cherokee. I hope its only a matter of new motor mounts, maybe engine bracket, radiator, fan clutch, oil filter, and a much needed alignment/steering upgrade. I was looking at the brown dog Super Kit, that comes with everything. I am tired of changing crappy autozone motor mounts every year, anyways. But I got to thinking, I might want to just bolt in the new engine bracket while I'm at it, so I don't have to worry about anything later down the road.
Specs on the Jeep.
1992 4dr 4.0L 4wd 250,000 miles
Rubicon Express Adj Trac Bar
JKS Adj Lower Control Arms
JKS Quick Disconnect Sway bars
SS Braided front brake lines
Rubicon Express 3.5" Coil Springs Front
OME 2" HD Leafs, with 1" spacer and longer shackle (forget who makes it)
Bilstein 5100 4" lift shocks front and rear
Dana 44 rear with 4.56 and grizzly locker ('89 Cherokee Donor)
Dana 30 front with 4.56 and open carrier
265/75R16 Duratracs with Moab wheels.
I think thats all you need to know, I can take some pictures if need be.
Thanks gents.
After doing some more research, some say it could be tranny mount, which I don't think I've ever changed. But the motor mounts, appear to be in good condition.. The rubber isn't torn around the bolt, but that probably doesn't mean they are good.
The condensed version of this is what could be the cause of the engine moving so far forward that the mechanical cooling fan jammed into radiator and oil filter dented from running into the bolt of motor mount?
I suppose I should explain what I was doing when something/things broke... Playing around in a muddy field, trying to go up a descent hill. I got up and over the hill finally, and couldn't see what was on the top of the hill really. Ended getting over the hill at maybe 15-20mph, and immediately stomped on fat pedal once I got up there, and ended bouncing hard over/in a good sized rut. Nasty noise the second upon impact. So I turned it off, and looked under the Jeep for carnage... Nothing... So I popped the hood, and nothing... So I got back in the Jeep, started it up, and then killed it shortly after because the noise was there again, sounded like it was fan or something. Sure enough, the fan was not freely spinning. So I found that it was rubbing on the frame rail on the passenger side of the Jeep. I bent the fan blades with a pair of pliers so I could get it to spin. But the bolts on the fan clutch were rubbing on the radiator pretty bad. I was in the middle of no cell reception, so had to get it moving, rain was coming down hard, and had the wifey with me. So I drove it to the main highway, only after stopping twice to fill the radiator with water because it was coming out where the cooling fan was rubbing on the radiator.
So now I am at my apartment, Jeep turns over, but I don't have a place to work on it, and I don't have any buddies here. So I resort to ya'll for some help here. My biggest concern is that the unibody is tweaked and I need to find another Cherokee. I hope its only a matter of new motor mounts, maybe engine bracket, radiator, fan clutch, oil filter, and a much needed alignment/steering upgrade. I was looking at the brown dog Super Kit, that comes with everything. I am tired of changing crappy autozone motor mounts every year, anyways. But I got to thinking, I might want to just bolt in the new engine bracket while I'm at it, so I don't have to worry about anything later down the road.
Specs on the Jeep.
1992 4dr 4.0L 4wd 250,000 miles
Rubicon Express Adj Trac Bar
JKS Adj Lower Control Arms
JKS Quick Disconnect Sway bars
SS Braided front brake lines
Rubicon Express 3.5" Coil Springs Front
OME 2" HD Leafs, with 1" spacer and longer shackle (forget who makes it)
Bilstein 5100 4" lift shocks front and rear
Dana 44 rear with 4.56 and grizzly locker ('89 Cherokee Donor)
Dana 30 front with 4.56 and open carrier
265/75R16 Duratracs with Moab wheels.
I think thats all you need to know, I can take some pictures if need be.
Thanks gents.
After doing some more research, some say it could be tranny mount, which I don't think I've ever changed. But the motor mounts, appear to be in good condition.. The rubber isn't torn around the bolt, but that probably doesn't mean they are good.
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