A good 5 or 7 blade clutch fan & shroud is more effective than an electric fan set up if it runs hot in traffic you need more airflow , on the highway the fan can block airflow , 180* or 195* T stat is a must .
Fuel mix & timing can also affect heat , richer mix & advanced timing run cooler ...
UltraDyne turned into Lunati which sold to comp unfortunately but might still grind to Old specs
I recall Sixpack cams had similar grinds , Engle used to grind excellent mopar cams
There often is nothing plugged into it but it would be a feature that would be on with the key either turned forward to run or backward to acc position such as separate feed for a radio
I agree Mopar engineering was way ahead of the competition , except the 80s
I bought an 89 Ram with a Cummins manual at 400,000, the Getrag trans failed & there were zero parts available so I swapped an NV4500 & put another 400,000 on it & sold it still running when I moved to Panama , my...
With a very good magnet I have been able to replace lifters without pulling the intake , just fishing them out through the access between ports , if the lifters are old varnish may make this difficult or impossible but worth a try .
Could be a # of things , do you have the Alum belhousing?
The pivot could be wrong inside the belhousing .
What I would do is use the 12" fork & either modify the Z bar to line up with it or cut the 12" fork shorter , reweld & brace it at the weld so it lines up .
I agree with White Lithium for moving parts , the lock cylinder should only have Graphite in it , small parts will stop moving if oil based lube is used as dirt will stick