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I don't know what year your motor is but dodge had a problem with the 5.9 with the heads cracking between ports so make sure you get them checked cracks are quite visible when you clean heads with wire brush between valves 1998-2001

What everybody forgot is the rod has a v groove in it to spray the cam with extra oil so really with the chamfer needing to go to the front the v groove in the rod needs to go toward the cam

a set of headers witch are only nabout 120 dollars and three inch exhaust would help. do away with the points go to ether stock electronic witch came out in 72 or go to msd I run all the above on my 340 and i'm only pushing 8-1 compression and it will go sideways in second

question you pulled the heads to inspect and you had no problem before you pulled the heads it turned over ok. if this is the case i have to agree with who ever said about the head gasket did you keep the old head gasket if you did put a mic on and see how thick it is the heads might have been...

To me sounds like a bearing issue good oil pressure cold then fades away did they replace the cam bearings possibly wrong cam journal size. I have run into where they used the wrong cam bearings had the same issue toasted a motor also check main bearing use plastic gauge to check clearences you...

if your timming is off it will ping not carb it's kinda hard to exsplain to you some times a timming light will work but the ear works better or put fuel additive in for more octane rating maybe your not going high enough with your % of octain

try silicone on the center bolt in the crank up front and around the keyway

what redfish said if the timming is off the valves will be open when they should be closed thus no compression

sounds likes it has been abused and what is the bore on the 12-1 if its 60 over your looking at a block that wont be rebuildable again i would look for another exspecialy since it has a ear broke they can be welded if he has the other peice but not durable what is he asking for it

gaskets are made for a reason silicon can be helpful or harmfull use a grey high temp and a gasket use just a little on the corners and torque it to proper tightness and sequence and you shouldnt have a problem i have seen guys use silicon and use to much all it does is move the gasket when...

I woudnt worry about your rockers as much as your intake you'll need to get different head gaskets at least 30th over or mill your intake your lifters can take the underage it's the intake that cant