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The cylinder heads are the weak link. The exhaust valve clearance closes up, and they burn valves.

Doing a cylinder head rebuild is pretty easy though, just make sure you adjust valves VERY regularly. They are good motors otherwise. No powerhouse, but properly tuned, they are tractable enough.
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