It's Dead !!!!
 

Took the Jimmy out for it's maiden trip in the woods ..... Did great , even with crap shocks on it , the ride was very smooth even in the creek at speed. only problem was front drive shaft doesn't have enough slip and I think I popped it out about 10 times :D :D .

That was the good !!!!! the bad was on the way back up the creek I got in some deep water :eek: and I developed a slight miss , I got it out of the water and had it on the rev-limiter trying to clean it out ..... and BANG !!!! popped my 4.3 :mad: ..... thought I got water in it, but once we got it home it appears my mystery knock that I thought was a flywheel .... was not ! no water in oil and no water in the intake box.
Going to start pulling the doner motor in the morning !
got a few pics waiting , will post soon .

Playing out in your favorite place? I guess Scott has another motor for you?

that didn't take long....

Yes and Yes ! he was with me :D

He get that Wrangler going?

I need to go down there one time with you. Never been but heard a lot about it.

If you need any cheap/free 4.3 parts I have 2 sitting here in pieces. One is a '98 and the other is a '99. The only differance I found so far is the starter bolts and bell housing bolts are standard thread on the 98 and metric on the 99.

You got a bottom end thats good ? mines a 99

did you REEELY just ask that?

hahahaha you can tell you just spent a week with carwash !!!!


ok ! do you have a short block thats good ??? is that better ?

All bottom ends are good, some are better.

That is a nice turd cutter

The '99 spun the the bearnings on the #1 rod, and the "98 turned oil and antifreeze into chocolate milk due to a bad head gasket. Could make 1 good 1 out of both. Come get them out of my way and they're yours...