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i have an 89 wrangler yj and i found out yesterday that i had coolant seeping through the side of my engine. i was in the process of piecing my old jeep together when i started seeing something dripping. i was like where the heck is this coming from as my radiator, water pump and thermostat, intake manifold were all disconnected…at first i thought it was my freeze plugs, so i filled my block with more coolant. i started to see wettness and leaks near the motor mount attachment/weld area. i was pretty pissed when i saw it and knew that my block was basically crap. now i have to start over and am trying to do this build on a budget. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. 🙁 :angry:
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Is it just leaking out of the block and not into the block?
If its a small crack you could try welding it shut.its a small crack from what i can see and it seems to be leaking out of the block only. as of this point, i do not have a weld machine nor do i know how to weld.
i saw that autozone has a refurbished block and head (complete) for almost 2g; they want 500 for the core, so down the road, i will go with that option. my wife doesnt want me to pull the savings, but damn, i love my jeep…
If it is a small crack and you think it was damaged from freezing, and you can fabricate a steel patch just drill the edge of the patch and tap the block to match the holes around the edge of the patch. Clean and apply RTV then screw the patch onto the crack.
I drove an old 6 cyl chevy for years with a cracked block that just leaked water if I ran a pressure cap on the radiator.
[quote=”Jotmon1″ post=33048]If it is a small crack and you think it was damaged from freezing, and you can fabricate a steel patch just drill the edge of the patch and tap the block to match the holes around the edge of the patch. Clean and apply RTV then screw the patch onto the crack.
I drove an old 6 cyl chevy for years with a cracked block that just leaked water if I ran a pressure cap on the radiator.[/quote]
This was gonna be my second option if you had no access to a welder.I would say it would be a good idea to drill either end of the crack to stop the speading of the crack, but if you plan on replacing it down the road then just do the patch and worry about it later.
i actually work at autozone, so i will offer a couple of pieces of advice:
1) make friends with one of the employees. then, get their number. then, offer them some cash if they buy the engine for you. they can buy the engine for 20% off, so even after the payoff you’ll still be saving money. go to a ‘red shirt’ employee who looks like they are in desperate need of cash. a good judge of character will pay off.
2) if you live let’s say, within’ a couple hundred miles of michigan, i’d get the engine for you and save you the 20% with my employee discount.
all of this might sound shiesty, but knowing how to work the system can pay off.
the junk yard might have an engine for your jeep. it might pay off to see what they got to offer. you can pressure test the engine right there in the yard and see if it’s any good. if you find one that wasn’t in a front end collision then you are good to go.
This is why I always say it’s cheeper to replace an engine than to properly rebuild it.
I know that doesn’t help you now however and I’m sorry you are going through this. I’d recommend you find a used engine and install it, I think you’d be much better off than trying to fix the one you have.
[quote=”Wrench Turner” post=33053]i actually work at autozone, so i will offer a couple of pieces of advice:
1) make friends with one of the employees. then, get their number. then, offer them some cash if they buy the engine for you. they can buy the engine for 20% off, so even after the payoff you’ll still be saving money. go to a ‘red shirt’ employee who looks like they are in desperate need of cash. a good judge of character will pay off.
2) if you live let’s say, within’ a couple hundred miles of michigan, i’d get the engine for you and save you the 20% with my employee discount.
all of this might sound shiesty, but knowing how to work the system can pay off.[/quote]
I did not think AZ employee’s could use there discount on VDP parts?
i think it busted when my thermostat and housing bursted!!! i did not know why it gave out like the way it did. at the time i did not see any other leaks. i just thought that the reason why the thermostat and housing popped was because they were old…
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