Calling Jeepers: Need Help with first Purchase

[Aardvark]

TJs are great with the 4.0l engine. I've had a 97 w/145k, a 99 w/178k and now a 2002 w/130k. All manual transmissions if that makes a diff. I've seen many over 200K still running the hiways and trails. The Cherokees put on more miles, probably due to being better for long trips (creature comforts). Check the rear main seal for leaks (common, not engine ending) and the throw-out bearings (listen to it when clutch is depressed and released). On a 97, check for leaks on the floorboards: could be heater, could be the cowl drain is plugged. 97's had a different cowl than the 98s on up. ....sadly, selling the '02 due to torn ACL on my clutch knee.

[rockhound]

I just spent an entire week working on my dads 7.3 last month. It would just randomly die while traveling highway speeds. Started with the CPS. Not it. Then the lift pump. Not it. Took it to the dealer, and they could not find anything wrong with it and it ran great through all of their tests. It died on the way home. So we replaced like five more fuel pressure sensors, and then the valve cover gaskets (they have feed through for the fuel injector harness) and then finally after cleaning and applying dielectric grease to all the terminals for the entire engine harness I found a connector for the hi press pump discharge pressure sensor that was bad and had an intermittent connection. No trouble codes the whole time. Diesels should be simple they don't even need electrical timing or spark plugs, so why the hell do they need like five different pressure sensors for just the fuel?

sensors are at leat checp and the 7.3 was a lower pressure motor so injectors etc are way cheaper. i saw a quote fro a duramax owner that was on his third set of injectors, "what good is it to have a motor that will last 400K miles if i am going to spend $20,000 on injectors to get it there"

[Irving]

Why does diesel stuff cost so much?

[rockhound]

they had to change the injection systems etc, to meet new emissions standards. the new technology is overrated in my opinion. I wish i had bought my 8100 vortec instead of my diesel. I would have $20,000 extra dollars in my pocket.

[stodg73]

I like Diesels. Owned mine since '01.

[BushMasterBoy]

I'd just buy a CUCV like those on steel soldiers...we got a Wrangler X, you can at least sleep in the back of a K5 Blazer!

[Zundfolge]

There's times I think putting a 5 cyl Mercedes turbo diesel in my CJ5 (along with Unimog axels).

[mindfold]

This really should turn into a Jeep thread. Here is my 66/72 CJ5. Weekend one in the books. FYI, I am using it only for the tub. I am putting a different tub on it and selling it ASAFP. Cool thing it has a PTO.

http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/mindfold1977/library/

[rockhound]

I like Diesels. Owned mine since '01.

All the ones I kjow that are having issues are the newer higher pressure systems 2003 and newer we lo ed disels also had sever tbat were awesomeb but that was years ago

[Hound]

I'd just buy a CUCV like those on steel soldiers...we got a Wrangler X, you can at least sleep in the back of a K5 Blazer!

You can sleep in the back of a JK too