I'm not a fan of the Jeep 4 cylinder that was in the 85 & 86 Cherokees.
Don't know if that is the current engine in the Wrangler but if it is, stay
away from it. Engine did not produce significant torque below 2800 rpm so
was virtually useless off road. Would not putter along in low range with
the air conditioning on unless you rode the clutch and rev'd the heck out of
it. Often had to go into low range to negotiate drive ways and to start off
on some steep roads. Performed okay on the road but a real bow wow unless
you kept the rpm's up.
Aloha
Peter O.
>From: Winn Bearden <wbearden@americus.net>
>Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
>To: lro@Works.Team.Net
>Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Engine/Trans Swap
>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 23:03:41 -0400
>
>I was a big fan of the Powerstroke until a damn sensor failed and left me
>stranded yesterday. No limp home mode, nothing. Dead. Amazing how a
>little
>thing like that sensor can turn an amazing powerplant like that into a
>boat
>anchor. I miss my regular ol' 7.3 no DI, no Turbo, nothing to tear up.
>
>TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
>
> > >what kind of a nightmare would it be trying to fit a newer engine like
>say a
> > >'98 Jeep 4cyl or a 2000 Jeep V6? I figure the electronics would kill
>you,
> > >but I just thought I'd ask... I've seen a couple motors for amazingly
>low
> > >prices lately.
> >
> > Why would he want a series rig that needed SMOG testing? Otherwise they
> > could be made to fit. Personaly I'm a fan of simplicity.
> >
> > TeriAnn Wakeman Marigold Ltd.
> > Santa Cruz, California Web design, site updating, testing
> > webmaster@overlander.net search engine optimization, graphics
> > and more
> >
> > http://www.overlander.net/Marigold/index.html
>
>--
>Winn Bearden 19XX SIIa/SIII/RR 100" Hybrid
>P.O. Box 464 1967 NADA 109" SW (in pieces)
>Americus, GA 31709 1996 4.0 SE
>
>
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