Re: [DMCForum] Re: Top Gear... (Erik)

[DMC Erik <dmcerik@xxxxxxxxx>]

Its proven itself 100x over.  I wouldn't hesitate to pull whatever needs to be pulled in that thing.  The only thing they have had problems with is Chryslers crappy A/C system.  P.O.S!  My buddy has a 2000 Jeep Cherokee and his A/C did the same thing.  $900 later it was fixed for a few years....
 
Erik
4512

content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That's because it is the old AMC 232/258. One of the single best
engines ever built. In a fit of genius Chrysler threw away their 225
when Lee Iacoca reinvented the company. We all know the sad story of
its aluminum replacement (that's the reason Chrysler resorted to the
PRV in the LH platform, which was designed by former AMC people BTW).
When Chrysler bought AMC they were smart enough to drop fuel injection
on the 258 and keep using it all the way until 2004.

You can't kill a 232/258. I don't think you could even hurt it
intentionally. The things are truly indestructible.

Do you realize the engine in your 1998 Jeep is a 1964 design? Fuel
injection is of course late model, but that's in the intake manifold
only. Rest of the block is pure vintage quality design. It's also a
torque monster -- something like 215 lbs at no more than 1,800 RPM.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMC Erik <dmcerik@xxxx> wrote:
> A quick chime in on the Jeep mention.  My parents bought a new Jeep
Cherokee in 1998.  Its the biggest work horse I've seen!  That I-6 has
hauled more deloreans across country...hauled more (fill in the blank)
on our flatbed trailer than I can remember.  The thing even hauled the
original D-rex from Texas to Chicago through the mountains.  Sure, we
weren't going 80MPH through the mountains, but a nice steady 55mph got
us there and back with no issues.  When my dad found out they were
cancelling the Cherokee he shook his head in disbelief.
> 160K miles later the 1998 Cherokee is still going along, as good as
it was when it was new.
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> Once upon a time before the Cherokee got canceled (and now brought 
> back), the I-6 engine was able to fit in both the Cherokee, and the 
> Wrangler. And even the Commanche pick-up truck once upon a time ago. 
> It's a great engine, but what else could you shove it into because of 
> it's length? So when the time comes to retool, it gets dumped in 
> favor of more compact engines that are used on multiple platforms. 
> And many Jeep owners (including myself) are not happy about the 
> demise of such a rugged, reliable engine. But Jeeps keep selling, so 
> it's not a loss of profit motivation from consumer input. It's just 
> what's cheaper in the long run, despite customer loyalty in many 
> cases. Kinda like the F-body too...
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