What are you working on?
01-16-2015, 06:25 PM
#9185
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: north carolina
Posts: 115
This frick'n Jeep just wants to leak oil. I've changed the valve cover gasket, rear main seal and oil pan gasket. Though I finally had conquered the oil drips!
Uh, no. Now it looks like it's leaking out of the oil filter adapter, oil pressure sending unit, distributor and the head gasket!?!?!!? What the hell.
Uh, no. Now it looks like it's leaking out of the oil filter adapter, oil pressure sending unit, distributor and the head gasket!?!?!!? What the hell.
01-17-2015, 08:39 AM
#9187
6th Gear Member
I think I can get by with a new head gasket and having the head checked for flatness. head gasket, head bolts and intake/exhaust gasket are like $75. Just not sure how much a machine shop will charge to check the head. I might try to get a new exhaust manifold while I'm at it since mine has the typical tick. I don't want to go crazy since the bottom end still have 165K on it.
There's a rebuilt 4.0 on CL for $400 but you're rolling the dice buying something that someone claims to have rebuilt.
* if I had JJ's money I would just buy a 5.0 Coyote motor and put it in the Jeep with an Atlas Transfer case, some G2 Axles with 4.56's and call it done. LOL.
There's a rebuilt 4.0 on CL for $400 but you're rolling the dice buying something that someone claims to have rebuilt.
* if I had JJ's money I would just buy a 5.0 Coyote motor and put it in the Jeep with an Atlas Transfer case, some G2 Axles with 4.56's and call it done. LOL.
01-17-2015, 10:14 AM
#9188
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 7,051
You know anyone that would be willing to help him JJ?
01-17-2015, 12:56 PM
#9189
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Colorado
Posts: 2,793
Sometimes I just don't get Barrett Jackson. Saw a car that claimed receipts of $160k go for $80k. And I think that's pretty normal for cars on there. Even the high demand cars, that seem to bring a lot of money, are probably just barely making a profit. I used to dream about a project car that would wow people, but why not just go to BJ and buy one for $40,000? You see cars sell there for less than what the paint job cost.
01-17-2015, 07:22 PM
#9190
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 7,051
Sometimes I just don't get Barrett Jackson. Saw a car that claimed receipts of $160k go for $80k. And I think that's pretty normal for cars on there. Even the high demand cars, that seem to bring a lot of money, are probably just barely making a profit. I used to dream about a project car that would wow people, but why not just go to BJ and buy one for $40,000? You see cars sell there for less than what the paint job cost.