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  1. canon07

    I replaced the camshaft and lifters in my 89 4.2 and now my starter seems to be struggling to crank

    I replaced the camshaft and lifters in my '89 4.2 and now my starter seems to be struggling to crank... I did have to remove the starter to get the oil pan back in, but it's a relatively new starter and it worked just fine when I started tearing into the engine a couple of months ago. Could I...
  2. canon07

    Time for a new engine

    My 1989 YJ with the 4.2 i6 backfires and stalls and has zero compression in cylinder 4. The engine was rebuilt 3 years and 10,000 miles ago and hasn't really run well since. I think it was just a poorly done job but I didn't own it when the work was done and there's no warranty of any sort left...
  3. canon07

    SYE Install Question

    I've got a 2.5" lift on an '89 and had the rear drive shaft break out of the brackets on the rear pinion yoke. There's a bolt sheered off in the yoke so I'm replacing it. The stock drive shaft also got damaged as it flopped around when it came loose so, since I have to replace it anyway, I'm...
  4. canon07

    New Here - Drive a 1989 YJ Sahara

    Recently inherited this 1989 Jeep YJ and I know there's a ton I could do to make her more capable on the trials but at the same time I do want to keep using her as a daily driver so I don't want to do anything crazy... I took her to Moab last summer and she did pretty good for the most part but...