I have returned!
 

A few years ago I bought a 91 Swift to rebuild and drive around the country in. The machine shop destroyed my head and killed that dream. I haven't owned a vehicle since then. I just bought a 1976 Dodge van converted to motorhome by Tioga. I got it with a 318 in it. I blew that driving it home. I have another 318 from a motorhome scrapping project. Now I plan to rebuild one and be a full time RVer. I am hoping to get the best mpg I can out of this thing while I travel. I also have two transmissions. I was thinking I might be able to change gear ratios for better performance. I have very little knowledge of any thing other than small i4 engines so this will be tricky.

Happy to accept any tips, suggestions, ideas, or comments.

If one cylinder head going south killed your entire project, you must not have been all that committed to it.

You know what they say when you make an assumption... Not that your comment is worthy of a reply but for the benefit of others who are less prone to jumping to conclusions, I'll clarify. After spending months of every spare minute I had and just about every dollar I end up getting no where because after the head was destroyed there was not another to be found. I had a company that specializes in finding hard to find parts calling junk yards across the country looking. They said they found one in Utah so I paid up. It ended up being for an entirely different vehicle and motor. The company, not wanting to refund my money, kept begging for more time to find another. After 2 months of that they finally gave up and sent the refund.

Thanks for such a welcoming post though Frank Lee. I'm sure the rest of the community here just loves your hospitable nature.

You are welcome.