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the BIG question is FOR what? is it currently In another vehicle, on a stand? INFO? As 69 pointed out that back pass side cyl is known for issues, so it would be a good time to tear it down and rebuild which is fairly simple. Mic it out you may not even need to have it machined depending on...

A point of info on 3.73 gears. In the grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0 the 3.73 was standard equipment. I never had any issues with it towing my Evolution Popup Off Road camper ( 31 inch AT tires 15 inch alloy rims) fully loaded with equipment and sleeps seven including water furnace...

A point of info on the auto transmissions newer than 85... you only have torque converter slip at low speed, This speed will depend on several things. First is engine size, second is PROGRAMMING. Starting in about 83, Lockup torque converters were becoming standard equipment in EVERY...

One of my BIGGEST pet peeves is open ended threads like this where the answer to the problem is never posted. There are so may issues that it could have been, that it would be helpful to unknown numbers of people searching the web for answers to similar problems. For example, question never...

Too much of Someone's imagination for it to be reality...

You have been talking bullcrap all along. The fact is Ford owned the patent for the standard Vac advance distributor, and licensed it to all the other manufacturers (this was the start of the Motorcraft line) GM did NO development on it and if they did the engineers that would have worked on...

Its time for the admin to lock this thread before more nonsense is posted by those without first hand knowledge and experience on this matter

You are ridiculous. Your Have to be right at the expense of the truth attitude is the sign of many things, none of which are knowledge. Your commentary about the vacuum operated distributor is NOT accurate, Below is a depiction of your vac operated Distributor which obviously is NOT what is...

...stuttering fingers...

Point of info om the tire inflation: this will be unique to every vehicle and its load out. At these listed inflations, it sounds rather low on pressure for on road, especially in high temps. (Ive been profiling tire inflation on my vehicles for over 40 years, not only for the best...

I'll tell you what, when you find that the vac advance distributor was patented by Ford, you can come back, get on your knees and beg me to accept your apology... I suggest you read this to see how far back ford was using Vac advance Distributors and tell me again how this GM guy who is...

ummm no, vac advance isn't affected by load it is by rpm you are neglecting the fact that the advance is changed by the throwout weights once it comes up off idle speeds You only get advance on extremely low rpm such as idle once you hit the 2 grand region the weights most definitely are all...

high RPM translates into high mph. What you want in a jeep is low speed high torque. the 4.0 was built for this. a good V6 or V8 will do the same, but they also supply other issues such as the PCM/ECM interfaces...

NEVER remove the heater! Even if you don't need heat! Your heater core is nothing more than a small radiator. If you end up in a situation where your vehicle starts over heating, Turn on the heater to the highest temp setting and the blower to high, to draw of as much engine heat as possible...

Go look at the BF Goodrich AT Line... And remember this point: No matter how good or bad your vehicle is, it will never be any better. nor worse, than the tires that are on it. This means that the best rig is just junk with garbage tires, and even a junk rig can outperform a good rig, if it...

a 33 inch tire on a 15 inch rim aired down will give a wider footprint than an aired down 33 on a 17 inch rim. the larger rims are ONLY an advantage on heavy vehicles, and are actually a detriment on smaller vehicles as they minimize the tire print. The industry is pushing them only to...

I agree with JPN with one exception to O2 Sensors. And that is because OEM sensors are too sensitive to exhaust system changes. I'm brain farting at the moment on the brand of O2 sensor to use, its Japanese made. The company makes spark plugs, but has a different name on their O2 sensors. I...

trying to be everything, generally leads to failure, and the ability to do nothing. Select the three of these functions that are the most practical and build it. Work all the bugs out, and take it from there. Add one extra function at a time, and debug before adding anything else. And always...

If you think your timing is constantly fluctuating you are clueless and need to go take an adult education class on auto mechanics. Once your engine hits 2 grand your timing is at full retard and stays there. The throw out weights lock it there, and the vacuum advance only operates at speeds...

The ballast resistor isn't meant to drop voltage, its job is to limit CURRENT so you don't burn out the coil. voltage divided by resistance (Ohms) equals current, 14 volts at one ohm (essentially no resistance) would be giving you14 amps flowing through the coil, which would burn it out in...