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1060390 Thanks for the response. I just thought of another question for anyone who may be able to help. Do the 4.2 and 4.0 use a timing chain, belt, or gear? Do they even use the same thing? If the answer is chain or belt what is the service interval on the thing? Anyone know if it is an...

1060421 "Interference" refers to engines that have such close tolerances that if the timing is interrupted in anyway, the pistons and valves will mash into one another creating a sad, sad mess. "Non-interference" ... as you have no doubt all ready guessed :-) is the lack of said interference...

1060436 Backpressure is not as important as it once was, that is, backpressure is not real important on a modern, MPI engine. Check out the following: DISCLAIMER: The following is a cust-n-paste -- not my original words: -- Begin Forgery -- Some say that "an engine needs backpressure...

1060450 Dunno about the Bridgestones, but BFG AT's can be kind of nasty in the snow/ice if you are in a cold weather area. My personal favorite A/T tire is the Pirelli Scorpion A/T. I've had great luck with these on and off road both. They are soft and sticky yet still have a decent milage...

1060473 Why would you do a new ignition on a '98? Just curious, Onager.[addsig]

1060514 Performance plugs are not all they are cracked up to be. If you haven't replaced your plugs in a while then you will definately feel a performance boost or notice a smoother idle when you drop the performance plugs in. The kicker is, the same would be true for ANY new spark plugs...

1060531 If you don't already have them, get a Hayne's manual and a decent multimeter. Follow the instructions in the manual to measure the resistence of your wires -- if they are in spec, then changing them will probably do no good. An even easier check is this: if the vehicle starts ok and...

1060649 An RV-cam and heavier flywheel will give you more low-end grunt. Better breathing (intake and headers) is good for more high-end hp. Cheers, Onager[addsig]

1060657 If your headgasket is blown you will probably get either milky oil or oily coolant. In addition, you'll tend to loose coolant and the engine will eventually overheat. Personally, I've never seen a blown headgasket without overheating -- however, I've never seen a lesbian wedding...

1060666 From the article: "The Cherokee, Consumer Reports says, helped transform the SUV into an everyday family vehicle...." I'm not dissing the Cherokee, it has some nice features, but is this one that you REALLY want to brag about? As someone pointed out before.. there were wagon body...

1060716 I dunno what to tell you about the appearance of coolant on the engine block. If it is seeping out between the head and the block then perhaps you have a blown gasket. Generally, a head gasket blows because of overheating but I suppose that one could die over time. Replacing the...

1061906 Well, I'm aware of the benefits of the 4.0, and I'm actually a big fan of straight six's. I prefer them to V8's personally. :-P My consideration of a 2.5 appeared from the following logic: My Landcruiser (THREE TONS) had a 4.2L, low compression, carburated straight six This was...

1061986 Thanks for the info on the xfer case. I dunno why I didn't think of linkage. I can certainly adjust that. With stock gearing and 31's, can the 4-banger cruise at 75 on the highway? I'd like to be able to drive to the trail as well as on it :) Cheers, ONAGER[addsig]

1060360 I'm in the market for a used Jeep. I had an old Landcruiser (which turned into an enagement ring (ouch!)) and would like to get a newer vehicle with fuel injection; since Toyota is only making luxury SUV's these days, they are not an option. I've been looking at quite a few used...

1061885 I looked at a few more YJ's today in my hunt for a good jeep. After driving an 95 in good shape, I've come to really like the 4-banger. It feels like it has a lot of torque for such a small engine and the jeep is geared so low that you don't feel like you only have 2.5L. I'm looking...

1062225 How do you prevent 31x10.5 tires from rubbing on the leaf springs of a 95 YJ? Thanks, ONAGER[addsig]