Engine never had any heat issues. Had turbo rebuilt, reinstalled, and did some driving around..
Engine was hitting 230 after 12-14 lbs of boost almost instantly, then spewing water through the weep hole.
I changed the waterpump, t-stat(180F) and t-stat housing. Same exact thing.. I even...
87 3.8, I'm putting everything back together, but I'm nervous about my oil return gasket.. Should I use anything, or install it dry? My gasket manual doesn't say either way.
I thought about putting that in my YJ instead of my worked over TPI out of a vette.
Turbos aren't the best for offroading, and that is definitly what my YJ does ;)
If you were just building a DD out of it, it would be a blast!
The weight on the cherokee is 2897 lbs with the current setup.. no back seats, and the gas tank was almost empty at the cat scale.
Not sure how much a TR weighs.
good luck! :D
Had to extend the nose 5" to fit the intercooler, which was a bigger job then putting the engine in! (motor is from an 87') The fenders are extended, As well as the piece you can see between the hood and the grill in the picture above. And you can't really tell unless you...
Hello turbo buick owners! I thought I would chime in and thank everyone for all the great info here. I am almost done in my 1984 3.8 powered Jeep Cherokee. Forced Inductions is doing a rebuild on my turbo, and I should have it back shortly. It hit 432 HP on the dyno. I was getting some oil...