I think that the first thing that I would do is run a compression test on the 2.6. If the prior owners haven't been meticulous about doing the valve adjustments, there is a pretty good chance that you have one or more burned valves.

Before replacing the engine I would make sure that the 2.6 is performing as it should.


Jim Paget
88 YJ with a few changes

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