This engine was believed to have come from a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee, where it was rated at about 195 horsepower. The Jeep 4.0 inline-six is known for durability but failed here due to neglect.
Author Eric Zappe has spent most of his life in the West, growing up in Utah and Nevada. As a child, he found himself doing everything from wrenching on his BMX bike to building homemade go-carts with ...