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Thanks all for your input. But I should have included a “Post Mortem”
After pulling the engine ( 6 cyl) the #4 piston had broken off the piston skirt and was cracked right up to the connecting rod.
I doubt it would have made it the 6-800 mile trip home... didn't want to chance being marooned in the middle of nowhere on I-81.
For you mech types, I'm pretty good at Jeeps having restored 2 of ‘em, one from frame up.
What I was trying to get across is as a retired couple we had a pretty good emer. cash horde.
We have to start over putting away any and all cash in to savings.. we were Lucky to have had that nest-egg.
We'll get back soon.. but the REAL WORST part was emptying out that frig... it was like science experiment gone bad in there