I am thinking of attempting something in the near
future that I have heard both pros & cons about, so I
thought I'd toss it out to the collective wisdom of the
net-folks, & see what advice comes back.
In my vast stable of automotive *treasures* I have
a 1965 Jeep pickup. Bone-stock 2wd, 6cyl automatic with
a big oil thirst, as in both leaking & burning. And
before anyone chastises me off-list for posting
something with non-brit content, (we're even now Phil
;-), let me qualify this by saying that this is the
Redcar tow vehicle & parts hauler. That done, I'll ask
my question-
The Jeep has low (100 to 120psi) compression, but
a recently rebuilt head, so I suspect that the rings
are worn badly. It burns oil like there's no tomorrow,
belching clouds of blue smoke at startup & idle. It
also fouls the plugs on a regular basis & gets about
8-10mpg.
To at least keep it driveable, I have bumped up
the plugs one heat range, installed a MSD ignition
system & solid-core wires, rebuilt the carb, & run
straight 30wt + 1 can of Oil-burn-no-more (whatever).
What I'm thinking of doing is pulling the head &
the pan, and replacing rings, rod-end bearings, seals,
timing chain, etc. The reason I do not want to do a
full rebuild is I could probably swap in a small-block
Chevy + TH350 for cheaper that I could rebuild this
lump, and then I'd not only have more cubic inches and
another gear, but it'd be easier to work on, find parts
for, etc.
Any collective wisdom regarding this "chassis"
rebuild is greatly appreciated.
cheers-
dstone@sc9.intel.com
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