Hey everyone.
New to the site but not really to older jeeps.
Sold my ****** CJ2A a few years back and am now looking at a yj.
I have done some reading on both motors,but would like some opinions.
I am looking at 87-89 yj's. Most have the carbed 6 cyl.
So my question comes down to are these carbed inline 6's that bad?
Should i just wait for a TBI 4 cyl?
Will pretty much just be a summer toy,parts store runner ect,till i have some cash to play with.
Thanks
John

 

i had an 87 with the carbed 4.2 5 spd and 31 x 13.5 and i think that it sucked *****

 

Besides sucking in the ball department,what are they like for reliability?
The 87 i am looking at has 160k on it.
Are they knowen for lots of problems or issues besides lack of power?

 

I think you are best to get a FI 4.0 litre they realy are the best motor.

 

i have a 1990 jeep yj and it had the 4.2 carbed other than the carb not wanting to work properly because of the computer controlled portion of it, i didnt have any issues with it. my brother has a inline 4 TBI and its causing him lots of problems. i agree with mattz i would also go with the 4.0 litre fuel injection.

 

i got a 90 YJ with a 2.5Land I beat the crap out of it i hit that thing off the rev limiter every time i go out ,but it is alot nice driving with the my 92YJ with the V8

 

go for a 91+ YJ 4.0L + AX15 tranny cant beat that combo

 

I have a '91 with a 4.0 and I'm sure that's the way to go.
Every parts Jeep I ever bought had a 4.2 in it, either ran ruff or didn't run at all and few people ever came looking for engine parts. Take from that what it's worth.

 

Check out the article on this in the last Peterson Offroad Mag. I read some of it, I believe they recommended 87-up only and the 4.0 engine. But this article was awsome it went through what transfer case, diffs. engine, trany etc. too look for.

 

come over to my place in the 4 banger then i'll take ya for a ride in the V8 YJ