Different Jeep Cylinder Heads Types

By Lelia Hall


If you own a jeep, you better be knowledgeable about the basic automotive parts especially those mechanism in the engine. This way, you will have an idea in buying for parts replacement. It further helps you to save money and maintenance costs if you are able to know some repair basics.

Most four wheel drives need amazing engine parts that can help it reach in maximum capacity, especially if you are participating in off road events. Jeep cylinder heads come in different types and you need to understand their properties so that you will know which one is suitable for your type of vehicle. The definition and differences of each are presented in this article.

The cylinder heads are classic and vintage, which first manufacture and use date back to nineteen eighty seven, to be exact. It contain a lot of torques with six inlines. They are still being widely used especially for vintage wheels like the jeep. The four wheel drive commonly contains these units which are used to make the big automotive run better.

Cast iron is the main metal used in making these parts. The nineteen eighty seven model contains exhaust ports and fuel injectors. It has a Visual Identification Point which is later adopted in the latest models. The exhaust ports are shaped letter D in this unit and the VIP is rectangular in shape.

Year nineteen ninety model looks the same with the first model but they have a different rear components. If you try to look at the area of the ports, you will see that the holes hold a different shape. Instead of D shape, they are now squarish. The injectors, on the other hand, are a lot smaller than that of the previous model.

The next model is the ninety six to ninety nine. There are two receiver holes in the head of the cylinder which casts dowel pins. The valve is shaped like a beehive with the purpose of making the pressure a little bit lighter on the valve. In addition, it now has a cover of the rocker and a gasket for protection.

As for the nineteen ninety nine version, which is the latest, it also contains the two dowel holes. The exhaust ports here are the smallest among the other units in the previous years. This time, the VIP is located close to the spark plug which allows a quicker movement for a huge machine. The coil marks are also added and the bosses alternating with the ports.

They serve the same purpose even if they have been manufactured on different dates. There are just some improvements. Hence, every successive model is like an evolution of the original nineteen eighty seven model. The purpose remains that the these units make the jeep perform better. They make the mechanism on sync.

These different types support also different jeep models and units. There are some ports and exhausts that may not fit with the wiring and automotive system because the models have different hole shapes and sizes. Hence, you have to be mindful of the kind of vehicle you have before you install a new head unit into it.




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