Earle,

Thanks for your input. I did buy the jeep and am pretty happy with
it. The body is in very good shape. There is very little rust. On
the underside there is quite a bit of rust. If it was ever wrecked I
can't tell. The paint looks like factory. The woman who owned it
said she had it detailed every year. The oil pan has quite a bit of
rust along with the brake lines. The bracket at the union of the
exhaust manifod and the exhaust line was a bit loose. I was able to
tighten it a bit. After reading about exhaust manifold bolt problems
and cracks, I tried the best I could by inspection and blocking the
tail pipe and checking for leaks. The only leak I could find was
through the little hole in the bottom of the muffler. I think thats
normal.

Thursday after work its going in for emissons insp and Ill have the
mechanic look at a few things.

Thanks,

Alan

"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message news:<bdpiuc$un6bu$1@ID-147790.news.dfncis.de>...
> This engine should last "forever" too. It likes higher "revs" than the six
> cylinder, which is a good thing because it compensates a little for two
> fewer cylinders. Once they get over 100,000 or so though, a lot depends on
> the maintenance that was done. If the body on this Jeep is in good shape,
> you might think about rebuilding the engine in a couple years just to make
> sure it does last forever. They are a whole lot easier to rebuild if you do
> it before they start knocking and blowing oil...
>
> Earle
>
> "Alan Karelitz" <alanbk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:63ef7534.0306300628.259aebc3@posting.google.c om...
> > I'm looking at buying a 97 SE Wrangler with the 2.5L Engine. It's in
> > great shape. No rust at all, looks great. Inside is very clean. It
> > looks like it had been very well taken care of. It has 150,000 miles
> > on it. Mainly highway miles. I drove it for a few miles and it rode
> > great. The engine ran very smooth had plenty of power. It was the
> > 3rd one I had test drove that day, and by far the best feeling engine.
> > It has a manuall transmission. The clutch has never been replaced.
> > It felt very good too.
> >
> > What can I expect from this engine mileage and problem wise? What
> > kind of histry does this engine have with high mileage if it was well
> > mainatained? Called my local Jeep Dealer and they thought the 6 could
> > last forever, but he did not gvie me a great feeling on the 4.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alan