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Car Forum / Jeep / February 2005blown engine... rebuild or replace?
My wife had to keep driving after the head gasket let go. The engine is toast. Any thought on whether it better to rebuild my engine, or buy a rebuilt engine, or even buy a used junkyard engine? -jeff I wore my crystal ball out at Christmas trying to figure out what my wife wanted... can you provide some details? -Brian > My wife had to keep driving after the head gasket let go. The engine is > toast. Any thought on whether it better to rebuild my engine, or buy a > rebuilt engine, or even buy a used junkyard engine? > > -jeff > I wore my crystal ball out at Christmas trying to figure out what my wife > wanted... can you provide some details? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> toast. Any thought on whether it better to rebuild my engine, or buy a >> rebuilt engine, or even buy a used junkyard engine? I was up shooting in the hills, up the logging roads from my house in oregon, and had the radio of my TJ on all afternoon turned up fairly loud to penetrate my plugs and muffs. I killed my battery. Luckily my cell phone works up there and I called my wife and told her I needed rescueing. I had about $6k in guns with me and did not want to leave them and my Jeep up there for obvious reasons <g>. She wanted to take our Volvo but I insisted she take our beater truck, an '86 Nissan 4x4 in case the Jeep needed pull-starting. So she packs the kids in the truck with her and starts heading through the countryside toward the logging roads. About 10 miles from our house the head gasket lets go... she turns around and drives it back, steaming and smoking and knocking, and makes it to the nearest small town near our property. In the meantime, a crazy drunk old coot in an old pickup comes blubbing along the logging road in the dark. I tell him my wife is on the way, he doesn't need to worry, but he insists on staying till she gets there and then on pull-starting the Jeep. Well, than God for him cause she never did get there and it was getting COLD <g>! So then I drove down, thinking I'd hook up with them, but never saw them coming up. My cell rings. It's her, telling me now THEY are stranded and she's gonna call a tow truck to come get me.... i tell her that I'm mobile again and now I can rescue THEM. When I get there I start the truck up and I can tell the engine is f.cked. So they transfer to the Jeep, I transfer all the guns and targets and clays and chronograph and ammo to the truck, and I drive the poor thing the last couple miles home; nothing to lose. By the time Iget home I can hardly see with all the steam but the rad cap is cool. So I need an engine. Enough detail this time <g>? -jeff "Jeff Olsen" <handywired@earthlink.net> wrote in message > there for obvious reasons <g>. She wanted to take our Volvo but I > insisted [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > back, steaming and smoking and knocking, and makes it to the nearest small > town near our property. In the meantime, a crazy drunk old coot in an old Wow, I'm glad I asked for more information before offering up some lengthy JEEP RELATED diatribe. About now I'd normally say wrong newsgroup but since you went to the trouble of typing all that out, I will offer my opinion. It's an 86' Nissan, unless you lost your virginity in that truck, you purposed to your wife in that truck, your children were conceived AND delivered in that truck or have some other sentimental reason for putting money into it, I'd say put it out to pasture. On the other hand, if it's a solid truck and you're doing the work yourself, get and engine from the wrecker and get busy. I have to go now - I ran out of comma's. -Brian Stroker kit comes to mind ... or that's what I'd do. > My wife had to keep driving after the head gasket let go. The engine is > toast. Any thought on whether it better to rebuild my engine, or buy a > rebuilt engine, or even buy a used junkyard engine? > > -jeff I would trade "it" in for a new one (replace "it" with whatever is appropriate, i.e.. wife, car, truck, engine, etc).  SignatureJimG 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift "Jeff Olsen" wrote in message ... > My wife had to keep driving after the head gasket let go. The engine is > toast. Any thought on whether it better to rebuild my engine, or buy a > rebuilt engine, or even buy a used junkyard engine? > > -jeff Here is an option. I have been looking into ordering a rebuilt engine from http://www.rebuilt-jeep-engines.com/, I have heard good things from them, they rebuild them with name brand parts. I think that the cost of rebuilding one yourself or buying from them would be close. Also do some research for stroker engines, now maybe a good change to upgrade. > My wife had to keep driving after the head gasket let go. The engine is > toast. Any thought on whether it better to rebuild my engine, or buy a > rebuilt engine, or even buy a used junkyard engine? > > -jeff Jeff, Sorry to hear about your deflugalties with your engine. I'd llike to thank Rusted for the engine sight. I was wondering if a 318 c.u. would fit into a 1997 > http://www.rebuilt-jeep-engines.com/jeep-engine-781.html < and I guess it will if there sellling one. I'm looking to buy Mom a new truck (she turned 76 yesterday and can't get her to change her tomboy ways - but that's good) and she happens to have a 318 engine in her current Ram Van with less than 90K which has been maticulously maintained. I was going to pull the engine because I knew I would want to use it some day. Those 318's will last a long time when petted. Good Lluck with your engine woe's. Regards, Steve my father in-law has a 90 or 91 cargo van with a 318....476,000KM and still going, burning some oil but still has some juice left. Talk about a vehicle not owing you anything! > Jeff, > Sorry to hear about your deflugalties with your engine. I'd llike to [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Regards, > Steve > My wife had to keep driving after the head gasket let go. The engine is > toast. Any thought on whether it better to rebuild my engine, or buy a > rebuilt engine, or even buy a used junkyard engine? > > -jeff junkyard engines are usually very well priced. car-part.com. i would and did buy one. Used them before. http://www.jasperengines.com/gas-eng.htm Harrys > My wife had to keep driving after the head gasket let go. The engine is > toast. Any thought on whether it better to rebuild my engine, or buy a > rebuilt engine, or even buy a used junkyard engine? > > -jeff I've had good luck with used engines. Even if you plan to rebuild, it'll buy you time. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > My wife had to keep driving after the head gasket let go. The engine is > toast. Any thought on whether it better to rebuild my engine, or buy a > rebuilt engine, or even buy a used junkyard engine? > > -jeff the most important if you decided to go for a used one, have a compression test done. a friend of mine just bought a 5,000 CAN Audi S4 Engine with 3 blown valve and a warp head.... Costy is the answer..... !!! and no refund since the Engine as not been install in an S4 car and blah blah blah.... My 2 cents is No Compression reading don't buy.... "L.W. ("?ill") Hughes III" <billhughes@cox.net> a ?crit dans le message de news: 420A9AEF.1AE0B011@cox.net... > I've had good luck with used engines. Even if you plan to rebuild, > it'll buy you time. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> -jeff |
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