Brand-New Vintage Jeep Engine Blocks!

Finally, a way to rebuild the 4-cylinder Go Devil engine

- Rick Péwé

Truth be told, old flathead Jeep engines are getting hard to find. And since the Willys four-cylinder flathead is the heart of the Jeep, it only makes sense to make new blocks available. At least that’s what John Lampl figured when he was rebuilding his old Jeep and found that the engine block was cracked. In some cases, a cracked block can be fixed, but other times, it’s just not cost effective or reliable. In fact, the supply of good used core engines are so slim that John’s machinist stated the he “could use 20 a month” if they were available. That got John thinking about reproducing the Go Devil engine block so he and other enthusiasts could have a cost-effective alternative.