thanks for the advise. The plan was to remove the engine and do a rope rear main seal, but id have to check all bearings and of course the cylinders
The previous owner told me originally when he got the jeep the engine was stuck and he replaced one piston
The engine runs not bad, oil pressure hot at idle is 20psi, goes up when increasing RPM, she does not smoke under normal acceleration
Engine does have a slight "tick" which im hoping is just a valve adjustment
The thing is im suspect of any mechanical work said to be done on this Jeep in the past. Ive found things poorly done/repaired, and just downright dangerous in the case of a broken stud on the bell crank
So its anyones guess when I tear into the engine
The former owner me he had did the rear main seal, something about a seal from a 283 Chevy. But it leaks pretty bad so we will see what I find....Thanks again