Purchase of 98 Warngler

I think that's a very good price, even with the check engine light on.

You'll need to replace the radiator and the exhaust manifold unless they've already been replaced. They are the junk parts on these jeeps. Get an all metal radiator, $200. The new improved type manifold at Autozone is also about $200. And it's not too hard to change.

Good luck with your decision.

Mark Burns

Sounds like a decent deal. Have a mechanic check it and tell you why the light is on or pull the codes yourself.

Well, I work at a dealership and last week we took in trade a 99 Wrangler with 46k miles, 4.0L, and a 5 spd. with a/c and a 2.5" lift kit sporting five M/T custom wheels and new BFG's..overall excellant condition, and we gave $4700 trade-in...sold it the next day for $5700....go figure!

Defiantly have the mech take a look. My '98 has had the radiator replaced, the dash wiring redone, and is currently awaiting $$$ for a new exhaust manifold. Like Mark said, if they haven't been changed yet, be prepared to either do it yourself or have it done.

I picked up the 3 core radiator from radiatorbarn.com for about $175.00, it does the job.

Not sure if you will be taking it off-road or not, but you might want to check the rear end to see what it is equipped with (axle, gear ratio, etc.)

Enjoy-

Well I had it checked out and here is what I found:

Check engine light is due to Throttle Position Sensor. They reset the code and it went out but came back on. Interestingly, I filled her up with 93 octane gas and on restart the light was out. The sensor test said the problem occurred 34 times before the test.

The mechanic said teh car was in good condition, only need rear wheel brake bearings?? Must ask him again what he meant.

Drives nice, all gauges work. Will give her a thourough check this week-end, plus a true fluid flush. I like synthetics but fear them on old engines. Any thoughts? What is best repair manual>

Thanks again