From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Thu Jan 22 13:38:05 2004 From: xj-digest xj-digest Thursday, January 22 2004 Volume 01 : Number 1768 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: xj: Re: shakes xj: Re: hey john XJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeep/xj/ Send submissions to xj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to xj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to xj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:25:48 -0800 From: john meister Subject: xj: Re: shakes you might want to pull the rear diff cover and change the gear lube... if there is any... also, check the level of fluid in your xfr case... does it make any sounds in 2wd while turning a corner? john XJ List wrote: > 88 XJ Cherokee > 4.0 Automatic NP231 > > My XJ developed a metal-2-metal sound a week ago and on the way home, > began shaking while under power. Add Throttle and it shakes, let up and > it goes away. I put the Xfer case in neutral and added throttle with no > shakes. Next, I put in 4Hi and accelerated under load with little or no > shaking. I figure it's in the driveline behind the rear output shaft of > the Xfer case. Didn't find any play in the u-joints or driveshaft. I > found the pinion seal has been leaking on rear diff. Alarms went off, > but I have no leads. I have changed the slip-yoke bushing just in case. > Any Ideas? > > Ryan ><> > - -- ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * john-at-wagoneers.com * Snohomish, WA USA - http://wagoneers.com where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ** trust Jesus ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- win, mac & linux: http://www.mozilla.org/ the new alternatives - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:31:11 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: xj: Re: hey john nope, it won't work, the 2.8 from the olds 95 is a FWD, right? if so, not a chance. well, there might be a chance, but a remote one. ;) the 2.8L is the worst engine ever put in a jeep... sorry... lots of folks have swapped in the 3.4 or 4.3 chevy motors, search the web... you could get a targetmaster S10 replacement engine as well... just remember to remove the weights from the flex plate... don't ask... ;) I'd also consider dropping the 2.5L engine/trans into it if it's nice, shouldn't have trouble finding one and you'll find it a better engine then the 2.8L, and get better mileage... if you're really energetic, upgrade to the MPI version of the 2.5L, '89? or newer... the wonderful 4.0L will NOT fit, the firewall/core support won't work on yours... lots of headaches... the 2.5L will drop in... recommend getting on the xJ list for even better advice then mine. :) john meister On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 Wisckey3-at-aol.com wrote: >-->Are you ready for a dumb question? I have been looking for a engine for a >-->jeep wagoneer a 85 2.8, I do have an oldsmobile 95 with a 2.8 will they inter >-->change? I stuck alot of money in this thing and now the rods are knocking. Ya >-->think I should just find a rebuilt or is ther a cross reference I can use to find >-->one here in Wisc. Thanks for your time! >--> Keith Wisckey3-at-aol.com >--> ====================================================================================== To subscribe to a list on digest.net, EMAIL majordomo-at-digest.net, no subject needed, in the body: subscribe [ fsj | xj | diesel-benz ] end (note: select only one of the options in the brackets) You will need to reply to an authentication message. Add a "-digest" to any of the lists to subscribe in the digest mode (messages are grouped, less traffic). Please do not send HTML, special characters, images, SPAM, attachments or stylized text to the lists. 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