Bolt in engine replacements for a Dauntless

I will before I do anything expensive, I need to get it into a friend's garage before I spend too much time with the hood up. My apartment gets grumpy about working on vehicles in the lot.

I think It can drain down though, when I added oil because of the low pressure it came back up for a bit, then dropped over time.

 

A rebuild would be great, but IMO replacement with a good, used engine is most likely going to be the least expensive option.

If you can do the work yourself, and know which parts to buy, what operations you need and which you can skip, then an overhaul might be one option. I consider a rebuild to be 'recondition to like-new condition.' Have any engine building experience? If not, maybe someone who does can help you diagnose the problem and patch it up.

 

I've got a good friend that's rebuilt two engines before. His father is a mechanic who's owned a bunch of old jeeps. If I do a rebuild I'll be doing it in his garage over a few weekends. I'd probably contact taperformance for the parts, they're right in town and from what I hear they're great with customer service.

 

The drawing is wrong the motors did not come with replaceable valve guides. They were just as Tim described. Valves seals can be fitted to just about any engine anymore as can replaceable valve guides, so long as there is enough iron to support them when installed. The same applies for hardened valve seats.
Knurling the guides is the way it was done in virtually all engines up until the mid 70's, it is a very efficient way to repair the damaged iron guide.