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briggs and stratton for the win, 5 horse is good. the 22r is great because even if everything does break, it might still drive home. i'm sure weve all seen the one on youtube that was running with a connecting rod hanging out the side of the block. i pulled one out of a celica with 450k miles and stuck it in a buddies truck a couple years ago. it was a low budget swap so the only thing we spent money on was oil and parts cleaner. runs great, check engine light won't turn off.
i think easy to work on is almost more important than rliability, if my truck breaks down i don't consider it a failure if i can fix it on the side of the road and drive away in a few minutes. hondas are just as reliable as toyotas but harder to work on, in my opinion.
my favorite engines that i have actually experience with:
flathead hurricane six, have one in my 62 willys jeep, starts up fine at 17 below zero
5fse, have one in my 91 celica, 220k but all very abusive miles, i tow trailers up mountains with this car.
the four banger in the 83 camry i used to have (only issue, gear fell off end of distributer shaft once, easy fix but i thought it was the TB at first.)
chevy 350, have one in my 1ton van, 250k. intake manifold gasket leaked when i got it. i just globbed some epoxy into the spot where the coolant was coming out and have had no trouble since. also, the radiator is held together with epoxy.
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