Help, I think my CJ siezed!
cookingguy
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- 1983 Jeep CJ5 with (for now) with an AMC I6. My trans is a T177 4 speed. Transfer case is a D300. AMC 20 rear, Dana 30 front
Hi. I'm new to the site but, I've been a Jeep owner (multiple times) throughout my life. So, I am now the proud owner of my baby 1983 CJ5 but, I think her engine has siezed.I have came to this decision because when I was driving home, my fan belt came off at some point and unbeknownst to me I had nice gash in my oil filter. The knowledgeable part people's computer gave me the wrong oil filter. It was too long and when I went over speed bumps it would hit the motor mount (oops) and gash. So, after the fan belt came off I opened the hood and found my fan blades are almost curved backwards. I noticed a nice little puddle of oil underneath so, I proceeded to check my oil at that point. The dipstick was dry. My battery was dead so I had my baby towed home. After I fixed EVERYTHING that was wrong with her. I went to turn her over and got a loud clunk from under the hood. After that, I tried to turn her over by hand. She wouldn't budge. I removed the spark plugs to get rid of the compression if that was a problem. It still wont crank over by hand or otherwise.
In the event that she is siezed, I have located an AMC 360 long block from a 79 J10 automatic. What would I have to do to swap the AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l to the 360? Can I keep the same tranny, bell housing, and Transfer Case ? Will my 2 barrel Weber carb work on the 360? Will my 2 piece axles with my 2:73 gearing ratio withstand the torque of the 360? Are the J10 front and rear ends an easy swap into my CJ? Please help. I need to get my baby up and running. She is also my daily driver and I recently lost my job so, I need her to find another job.
In the event that she is siezed, I have located an AMC 360 long block from a 79 J10 automatic. What would I have to do to swap the AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l to the 360? Can I keep the same tranny, bell housing, and Transfer Case ? Will my 2 barrel Weber carb work on the 360? Will my 2 piece axles with my 2:73 gearing ratio withstand the torque of the 360? Are the J10 front and rear ends an easy swap into my CJ? Please help. I need to get my baby up and running. She is also my daily driver and I recently lost my job so, I need her to find another job.