Need some advice...

[SuRrEaLNJ]

My 91 threw a rod a few days ago and pretty much toasted itself. I do have another 4.0, and had another one offered to me by a generous board member. But even still this leaves me with a couple of decisions.

keep in mind im startin school in a few weeks, so ill be workin 40-44 hrs a week with 20 hrs of school, and time is getin kind of short, wich kind of wories me at this point in time
also i do have another a4ld that i think is stronger than the one in the truck now that i can put in while im at it.

I could either drop the 94 in as is and hope for the best (i was hoping for the best with the 91 and well it threw a rod)
I can try and rebuild it myself
I can have someone rebuld it and put it in
I can got a complete "long block"(or whatever they call it) to drop in, complete with that nice warenty on it
Or i can always say f this and put a V8 and trans in it in it, something im not sure if im capable of doing myself yet

Im unsure as what makes sense logically here, so im open to sugestions.

 

[410Fortune]

SOHC conversion
or replace your 4.0L with the latest model, lowest mile OHV 4.0L you can find.
I dont trust used A4LD's unles you know it drive and shifted fine.

If you are short on time forget about a conversion, just replace your bad OHV.

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

Time isnt that bad. I just would have liked to have it drivable before the 3rd. I do kind of acept the fact that thats unlikely to hapen anyway.

I did drive the perspective donor and it seemed ok to me

if i go sohc isnt it almost as much work as a V8 swap then?