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GloucesterBoy
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Posted: 02 Dec. 2018 at 3:00am |
What constitutes a replacement engine? The R at the beginning, or the when there is a B at the end?? I have a cracked block in my original motor and now have 4LR119241A Stamped behind the water pump on the motor I am using. Do these number indicate the year of the motor as well? Thank you!
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Jerry
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Lee MN
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4LR, 4 cyl/L head/Relacement. I’m not sure but an a or b at the end refers to overbored cylinders or undersized crankshaft, my manual is out in the garage
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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it... Welcome to 1930's Germany
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GloucesterBoy
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Thank you Lee and "mbullism". Sooooo, when my old girlfriend I was undersized it created a terrible issue for me. Should I anticipate a similar outcome for my 2a?LOL!
Seriously, I read the paragraphs before and after the copy of the page where it important to know what you have in order to dial everything it as out should be. would a non replacement motor not have the "R" and/or the suffix "A"? Do I lose any power, speed or otherwise with a undersized main and connection rod bearings? also, is a replacement motor something that reduces the the effectiveness of the jeep. I'm just thinking, do I find another motor without these markings? before I put her back together? Right now, she runs very good. inaddition, I do not see a timing mark on the timing gear cover or pulley? is this due to replacement equipment? I appreciate your input and experience!
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mbullism
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Run it ... Seriously... they made L134's (the block and moving parts) in large part without care of their end use. Some were used for jeeps on the line, some pulled for generators, welders and the like...some set aside for replacement sale. The serial number wasn't stamped until the very end, so your 4LR is basically the same engine as one stamped J, 3J, U, T etc., and was built exactly the same. As for the 0.010 oversized bore from the factory, it wont make a tinkers damn difference. So long as it's running good, run it. for all you know, and maybe quite likely, it's been rebuilt since it was installed as a replacement back in the day. Yes the serial number has a "B" after it indicating how it left the factory. It's actually more likely it's been bored past that since You have what some are searching for... a solid good running L ETA: sorry, you have "A" and "B" in your OP above... take out everything I said about a slight overbore and replace it with ground crank and rebuild bearings , and run it. Edited by mbullism - 02 Dec. 2018 at 8:15pm |
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Bruce W
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In my Chevrolet days, the next best thing to having the "correct, numbers-matching engine" was to have a "Service Replacement engine", especially one with a date code that coincided with your warranty period. BW
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