got the motor! now i need some help with it!!!

[TJ-2thousand]

whats the best place locally to buy a re-man motor for my jeep?

i have found some places online, but im trying to save on the shipping costs.

thanks!

[LoneWolf]

Why not just rebuild the one you already have? That's all reman motors are.

[TJ-2thousand]

i dont have the time for that. and reman motors come with a warranty.

[TJ-2thousand]

ok. so im buying a motor from 4wd.com. they have ATK brand renman motors, they seem to have best warrany. and they aer cheaper than anything local i can find. and shipping and core return are free. im also ordering a highflow water pump, and a full set of currie adjustable, johnny joint control arms!!

now i just need somebody with a motor hoist to help me put this thing in my heap!

[bronco72]

I think you made a good choice  I had a friend get a reman Jasper in his tj and they really stand behind them.  Good luck on the swap.

[TJ-2thousand]

ok, i started tearing the jeep apart today. and i think i may be in ovewr my head. so if anybody has experiance in this. i would love the help. i can take it to somebodys shop, or do it here, and i could probably pay ya pretty good for a days work too. just cant afford shop rates.


please help me out felllas!

[YJ_Aaron]

Just make sure that once the motor is out to move everything over that doesn't match.

[Jeeper guy]

label label label everything, get sandwich bags and label all bolts and parts, organization will help alot too.

[bronco72]

I agree with jeeperboy   the more organized you keep thing the easier it will go.  If you have a digital camera take some pics of things you feel are complicated and you can look at them later.  I have always liked having a long long day to do a swap I like to get as much done in one session as I can, I have short term memory though.

[Fred]

I am about to do a swap also from a 92 to a 98. It will be a 98 motor in a 92 XJ

[CRAZY LARRY]

don't use a ink pen to mark with  as the ink will rub off when it get wet.

[gdowling]

Larry - that sounds like advice from an experience ( ) that called for a few cuss words?

[Moto]

I'm with Jeeper Guy. Bag & tag everything that you need to. We do the same thing on tearing down industrial size gas turbines so that EVERYBODY knows what it is & where it came from. Pictures are a great idea to use for back reference. Sometimes we'll disassemble something, label it, & tape the bag of bolts right to the parts they came from, we also use those manila tags with wires & label the tag with magic markers. Bag, tag, & organize! Try not to pile stuff in order to keep it from getting inter mixed.
Good luck!

[TJ-2thousand]

i ended up finding a shop that had a really good labor rate, and does good work. so i droped it off to him, and he did it. i didnt want me doing it myself to void my lifetime warranty that i paid for.