Recently installed hamilton 188 220 cam in my 02 ram, followed all breakin and install procedures and it decided after the 3rd and final lash sequence to Gaul and seize on 5 of the seven journals. Now I pull the engine and do a full rebuild! Dang it. 

Very low oil pressure will keep broke-in things alive. It's surprising how little pressure is actually needed to keep components alive. When you introduce a new part it needs more lubrication to keep the surfaces from touching. If the oil couldn't push past the assembly lube it could start running things dry.

@TFaoro iread your thread aweome btw. Do you have a part number for those marine pistons? 

Edited November 11, 20159 yr by TFaoro

3 hours ago, Rat_Salad said:

@TFaoro iread your thread aweome btw. Do you have a part number for those marine pistons? 

I don't... I had the machine shop purchase the rebuild kit so they could match the bores to the pistons.

Does anybody have suggestions on where to buy a cylinder head. Machine shop notified me today mine is cracked. Alot.