Re: Removing the head on a 4.0 Wrangler

"Will Honea" <whonea@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Mike Romain wrote:
>
>> Dennis wrote:
>>> Hi, I have a 2001 Wrangler 4.0. I need  to replace the valve lifters.
>>> Can some one tell me if the head can be removed with the intake and
>>> exhaust manifolds attached. or do they have to come off first? It
looks
>>> like a b_ _ ch to remove them in the vehicle.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I prefer to leave them on unless I am changing the gasket.
>>
>> Your lifters are bad?  That is unusual.  Be sure you just don't have on
>> a bad filter like those Frams eh.  Their drainback valve is no good so
>> it makes the lifters sound 'really' bad on cold starts, 'really' bad.
>
> I don't think I've ever had lifters that were noisy on cold start that
> quieted as it armed up that weren't helped or completely cured by Mike's
> filter idea plus a good stiff detergent treatment.  I almost always
start
> with a quart of ATF in the crankcase (drain/siphon some oil out first)
> about 100 miles or so before an oil change. Drive it for that 100 miles,
> change oil and filter and drive until the next oil change is due. 
Repeat
> as necessary, but unless it's really gummed up one shot is usually
enough
> although my current one took about three rounds to finally quiet down. 
It
> had 110k on the clock then and at 185k it's still quiet.
>
> -- 
> Will Honea
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I use synthetic oil, will ATF mix and not hurt anything by thinning the
oil 
too much??
Not sure if it would, just asking.

Thanks,
Dennis