Originally posted by FSJunkie
The nitrided cam and crank was very durable and this engine would hast a long time IF you didn't run it low on oil, which is what killed manby of these engines. They either burned it, leaked it out, or a combo of the 2. There was a retrofit kit from Jeep to help combat the oil leakage. My '64 didn't have it, but a spare 230 I have did.
X100, never scrap this motor. even if it's wasted with a rod through the block, the used parts are valuable since new and repros are almost nonexistant. I don't know of any performance upgrades, except the dizzy will accept a pertronix and the carb is an easy to find Holley 2bbl.
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