beater

I just bought an 86 escort L or something like that... I don't really know or care, I just got for a beater to get me through winter my mr2 is down for now. any way the valves are ticking how much longer do i have for this motor its a 4spd and has 137,xxx miles on it I paid 300 for it so I don't expect too much from this car. its the 2 bbl carb. 1.9. thank you for your time