And you thought you had a bad day

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And you thought you had a bad day - akram - 08 May 10

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And you thought you had a bad day - ak_petey - 08 May 10

is that from the trail ride today?

And you thought you had a bad day - ak_petey - 08 May 10

holy poop nuggets.

And you thought you had a bad day - big_bad_jeep - 09 May 10

that is insane i shouldnt have said anything about the engine thing today huh?? all i can say is wow

And you thought you had a bad day - ajpthng - 09 May 10

Holy Crap!!!! Was there any warning or did it just go?

And you thought you had a bad day - ChevyKev - 09 May 10

Rolleyes

At least it's easily diagnoseable problem...

That's really amazing seeing as that engine isn't 5 years old! :eek:

And you thought you had a bad day - Fix_It - 09 May 10

well good news is the tranny is fixed :whistle:

And you thought you had a bad day - akram - 09 May 10

Yeah it sucks. Roughly less than 20,000 miles on the motor. No sign. I heard a pop then a bad rattle, I thought it was the gears or something so I stopped. The sound continued with a puff of smoke so I shut it off and found all that. I was only turning about 1,000 rpm when it happened. It's a good thing I didn't sell the motor sitting in the other jeep here. I'll be buying some new bearing for it and probably a new oil pump. Going to borrow marty's cherry picker for while and start puling this motor within the next couple days then get the other one pulled and work on it. Then swap it in. i'll be posting up when it's happening.

And you thought you had a bad day - Zukman - 09 May 10

I engine blowing up was bad but Mel's jeep rolling down the hill without brakes and my winch cable wrapping around the rear tire was some pucker time for me. Don and his taco was a big hand in getting Mel down the hill.

And you thought you had a bad day - StructuralGuy - 09 May 10

Ya... but I didn't realize what a bully Shane can be, I mean, he spent most of the day pushing (and pulling) Mel and I around. Big Grin

And I just realized (looking at the first picture) that I have a brake light out.

And you thought you had a bad day - Dr Brian - 09 May 10

Mel is always rolling backwards down hill. Wink

Once this is fixed, back of the line, buddy

And you thought you had a bad day - akram - 09 May 10

No I didn't roll down hill this time. I slid down hill sideways and bouncing almost rolling over. Oh and to clarify I didn't roll down hill before, my girls did. Smile

And you thought you had a bad day - boshos - 10 May 10

I think its time for the LS1 swap for your jeep.

And you thought you had a bad day - 88XJ - 10 May 10

HEMI, Keep it MOPAR.

And you thought you had a bad day - JeepMadness1979 - 10 May 10

Eric might have an extra 4.0

And you thought you had a bad day - ak_petey - 10 May 10

hey! if I end up getting that cummins truck, how about a 360 magnum motor?

And you thought you had a bad day - big_bad_jeep - 11 May 10

i got a carbarated 351 windsor also we can frankenstine it with some for parts.

And you thought you had a bad day - akram - 11 May 10

You all can keep your v-8's. Too much wok to swap one in to an XJ. Besides I have most everything to build the stroker and push more power than a 350 with ease. I have extra motors that's not the problem, it's time that's the problem.

And you thought you had a bad day - JeepMadness1979 - 11 May 10

sounds like your in denial! Big Grin

And you thought you had a bad day - big_bad_jeep - 11 May 10

well when u get to working on it ill give u a hand if u want.

And you thought you had a bad day - 78calico - 11 May 10

Looks like the officer's curse hit you hard. Let me know if you need any help.

And you thought you had a bad day - akram - 11 May 10

Yep it finally got to me again. Got the donor motor pulled and just spent 45 min trying to get it attatched to my engine stand. The configuration of the bolt holes and my engine stand don't match too well. Could only get three bolts in. I'll turn it over then hook up the cherry picker to it as added safety. All I'm goign to do to this one is clean it up a little, change the rear main seal, possibly the oil pump, and the oil pan gasket. Might checkand replace the head gasket as well. I'm kind of anxious to pull the other one to see what was the cause. My dad's bet is blown head gasket and coolant in the cylinder. He just had a drag car do this a monthy ago. Time (the one thing I don't have) will tell.

And you thought you had a bad day - Fix_It - 12 May 10

big_bad_jeep Wrote:i got a carbarated 351 windsor also we can frankenstine it with some for parts.

i happen to know for a fact 351 w is a great swap motor for our little rigs ! we cpould even upgrade and swap in some yota axles !

And you thought you had a bad day - akram - 12 May 10

Biggest issue with the XJ is the room. There have been many v-8 swaps and none of them are straightforward. There is barely enough room for the 4.0l. I've considered it many times but it isn't worth the work to make it right.

And you thought you had a bad day - Dr Brian - 12 May 10

JK unlimited, hemi, dana 60s, 40s.

there you are. XJ rebuild fixed.

And you thought you had a bad day - akram - 12 May 10

It's bad enough I own this Jeep I sure as heck don't want another one. Besides I have another build with monster power still going on.