Re: What do I need to do to get a reliable engine?
What you need for an engine to be reliable is 'Good foundations'.
So basically a crankshaft that is nicely ground & polished. A camshaft that doesn't have missing lobes ect.
And a clean oil pan.
In stock form they're a tough engine.
If you want pressure oiling, i can't help you there, but as long as it's done well you'll be fine.
I've modified a few things over the years, i often go back to something similar to stock. It's easier.
And now that you have 2 engines, you can have one set up with the pressure feed bearings, and any spare change/parts can build the other one as a "basic stock" engine as a spare (sounds like the one that broke at the lights is a good candidate for this)
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