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I know, and I tried convincing the wife it would be a perfect time for it, but in order to maintain homeostasis in the marriage it's not in the cards right now.

I found the problem: Most of the nylon on the cam gear is gone and it appears the chain has slipped a handful of teeth. A new Edlebrock timing set is on the way, along with a new water pump, t-stat and some other odd and ends. From what I've read there shouldn't be any valve damage, but...

It sat it a garage for 7 years before I got my hands on it. Before that it was a father/son project, so it's anyone's guess. The engine runs good and strong (when it starts), and doesn't show any signs of neglect or abuse.

There's probably somewhere around 60-70k on the motor. I should get some time to mess with the car this weekend, so I'll be able to report back on what I find. The more I think about it though, the more a timing chain issue makes sense. Thanks for all the help so far!

There is no milkyness to the oil or coolant, and no vacuum leaks that I could find. I checked the distributor and it is tight, so I doubt it moved. Thanks for the tip. I'll try to acquire a compression tester and a timing light this weekend.

First a little back story. I took my '73 Swinger out of storage a few weeks ago and everything was good. It started fine after sitting for 6+ months, and made the hour and a half drive home with no issues. The other day, I took it out to run some errands and out of nowhere it lost power...

Nope. At the moment I have one too many irons in the fire to take on another project and I think the money could be better spent on other areas of my car right now. I do want to thank you all for the advice though. I now have a better idea what to look for when it comes time for a new engine.

The seller said that the truck he pulled it from had 80k on it at the time... Obviously I'll take that with a grain of salt. I can probably have him put it on an engine stand to check the bores and at the very least, pull the valve covers. I don't think I'll be able to hear it run though...

Please bear with me as I'm very novice when it comes to the technical aspects of Mopar small blocks. Anyway, I may have a chance to pick up a 360 out of a '91 Ramcharger with approximately 80k miles. From what I've read these are fairly desirable engines with the swirl ported 308 heads...