Slant six dies in gear

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950 rpm idle & 18* of initial timing suggests that the cam is bigger than stock. If so, this presents a new set of problems with carb tuning & idle timing that will need sorting out.

So more info/history on the engine & internal parts would be helpful.
As far as I know the cam is stock to the block. For reference on timing and temperature I’ve been using a slant six automotive book my step father had (he’s a heavy duty mechanic who’s restored tons of mopars). We know is older and definitely warm and even looked at replacing it a few months back when I replaced the head (leak between cylinders caused a cooling issue) but in a college students budget some stuff had to wait.