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what engine will fit in my 1980 jeep j10???
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macom_diveley
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Dec 24, 2009, 4:13 PM
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what engine will fit in my 1980 jeep j10???
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I own a 1980 jeep j10 with a 401 V8 and it needs a valve job and i don't want to spend $900 on the old engine so I want to replace the engine with another and I don't know what engines will fit with the truck!!!!!!
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re-tired
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Dec 25, 2009, 6:58 AM
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This has been my go to source to put anything into everything
LIFE'S SHORT GO FISH
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Tom Greenleaf
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Dec 25, 2009, 9:28 AM
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re-tired, Did you have a link for engine swapping? macom: I think AMC was the maker of Jeeps in 1980 and later Chrysler took over.
AMC was not an engine builder TMK but adapted what was available from others for parts throughout vehicles. You need to have your VIN # at the ready and call a good salvage yard for a cross over. At the age you may have a hunt on your hands to get one that's been as checked out as can be by the yards and tons easier if it will just bolt up.
I had a 1976 AMC Matador (needed mask) which was a great car. Didn't recognize the engine back then, told it was International Harvester! Good engine and never had to do more than routine stuff to it so can't say much about the thing and it was a looooog time ago now.
I don't know how diagnosed your present engine is as to whether a valve job would solve all troubles, whatever it's causing but I bet if you checked around you could find. If the lower end is any good I'd keep what's there. A good machine shop can save and restore a lot of parts in the heads or if not adding too much as many things like the springs aren't that expensive new. I really think if lower end is ok fixing that one will be cheaper that a whole swap and risk of unknowns with used if you want to invest at all in this vehicle vs find one whole if you love the exact thing that doesn't need much or anything.
These vehicles rusted faster than average where I am so most didn't make it very long and body rust repair exceeded value of even good running cars and the Jeeps by AMC.
Also - check for clubs out there if this is tough to find what you may need. There are Jeep aficionados with a lot of NOS (new old stock) parts - perhaps more for the CJ series but it's surprising!
T
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Tom Greenleaf
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Dec 26, 2009, 4:39 AM
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Cool! Even though I've never made a mistake in my life (YA RIGHT!) - did change subject line to make this thread more search-able. Good find.
An opinion on swaps: As vehicles got newer it is increasingly not practical unless committed to a change and what goes with it,
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steve01832
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Dec 26, 2009, 11:01 AM
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I used to have a customer that had a Chevy 350 in an older Jeep CJ7. He said it was more work than it's worth. The Jeep did very well, that is until he rolled it.
In my opinion, spend the money on the valves, at least you know what the rest of the engine is like. For less than $900, any engine you get is a crap shoot. Then, you have all that labor of swapping it out.
Steve
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re-tired
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Dec 27, 2009, 8:42 AM
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Years ago I had a 73 cj-5 . It soon became bored mechanics labor of love .I dropped in a 383 stroker / 4 speed and competition clutch, posi rear and welded spiders in front (hey i was young and headstrong) 3"body lift and a 5"rancho suspension lift , dual shocks at all corners and dual steering stablilizers kept the 38.5" ground hogs under control. A full roll cage / 3 point racing harness saved my a_ _ in a few roll overs.Yea it was dumb ,waste of money , dangerous . But what stories for the grandkid .
LIFE'S SHORT GO FISH
(This post was edited by re-tired on Dec 27, 2009, 1:38 PM)
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