I haven't heard good things about the 7mtge either. I was considering it as a swap but when you look around it is far from a good engine on the non 4x4 sites.
I don't know about every year manufacturer of that engine, but I do about my 1984. The oil galleys for lubing the camshafts have a design flaw - they are too small. I stuck a camshaft and it cost me $5,000.
Gnarls.