90 Cherokee XJ rebuilding

[sms1878]

-valves, stem seals, springs. left the rockers loose for now.
-the timing cam and chain.
-freeze plugs (no pictures)

[Tuoppo]

Looks good i like this

[sms1878]

Alkuperäinen kirjoittaja Tuoppo

Looks good i like this

thanks

[sms1878]

changed the color of oil pan and timing chain cover

assembled the head and put back the rods so on...

head gasket is from victor reinz. 3 layer one.

[D_Bar]

Looking great!

Wondering if someone would do that to my Jeep... For cheap of course

[sms1878]

finished the assembly in engine. left top cover loose to drop the oil all over before starting.

small things left to make it easy to put back: alternator and servo pump.

painted the pulleys, water pump and the brackets too :P

couldn't take separate pics for everything I guess it is all visible and you understand it anyway. it is a jeep thing

[sms1878]

Alkuperäinen kirjoittaja D_Bar

Looking great!

Wondering if someone would do that to my Jeep... For cheap of course

Thanks! working on it more

I can get your engine restored and painted as you want for something reasonable but you have to take it out from the car coz it is total pain

[D_Bar]

Alkuperäinen kirjoittaja sms1878

Thanks! working on it more

I can get your engine restored and painted as you want for something reasonable but you have to take it out from the car coz it is total pain

Thanks for offer but it's quite long way to get it there.. And after all I want learn to do that myself

[Rytari]

Alkuperäinen kirjoittaja sms1878

changed the color of oil pan and timing chain cover

assembled the head and put back the rods so on...

head gasket is from victor reinz. 3 layer one.

i bought new gasket recently, same as yours. I need to take head out and change collapsed lifter ( hope that cam is ok) did some research and it seems that Victor Reinz MLS gasket is same as Mopar Performance headgasket, having thinner compressed thickness than normal replacement ones and thus adds little compression, not much but... for normal ppl its not so important but i have milled head and installed that mopar performance gasget to add little of that.

[sms1878]

Alkuperäinen kirjoittaja Rytari

i bought new gasket recently, same as yours. I need to take head out and change collapsed lifter ( hope that cam is ok) did some research and it seems that Victor Reinz MLS gasket is same as Mopar Performance headgasket, having thinner compressed thickness than normal replacement ones and thus adds little compression, not much but... for normal ppl its not so important but i have milled head and installed that mopar performance gasget to add little of that.

I measured the block and head, they seemed normal so i didn't do any milling, just sanding (1200 grid) backed with aluminum block.

I didn't really check anything about that gasket but the guy who selling it told me to buy that one. it was 2-3 years ago

even a little bit increase in compression is enough after torquing the head bolts down, spin the crank with hand, make sure you have enough valve clearance

[Rytari]

Alkuperäinen kirjoittaja sms1878

I measured the block and head, they seemed normal so i didn't do any milling, just sanding (1200 grid) backed with aluminum block.

I didn't really check anything about that gasket but the guy who selling it told me to buy that one. it was 2-3 years ago

even a little bit increase in compression is enough after torquing the head bolts down, spin the crank with hand, make sure you have enough valve clearance

i took 0.5mm of the head

been driving with that for some years allready, just now have that collapsed lifter and didnt want to spend 5 times more money for just the mopar name on gasket...

next time i also wont buy comp cams lifters... 3rd time i seei some thousand driven lifter fail.