New to me 04 4.7 probably bad engine.

[coop8070]

I was given a 2004 ram 1500 4 door 4x4 with the 4.7. the guy said the engine made a bunch of noise and started spitting oil out of a hole in the valve cover. I took the valve cover off today and one of the lifters had destroyed it's hole and the rocker was laying on it's side at the bottom area. I know the head is gone, I will be checking with a boroscope in a few days to see if the piston or cylinder walls are destroyed as well.

I don't know much about full size trucks so my question is if it is worth it to try and find a used 4.7 for this or if it is even feasible to put a 5.7 in. So far I have 0 dollars in this truck and am curious if these trucks are worth fixing for camping rigs?

 

[HemiLonestar]

If the short block checks out you could probably get away with replacing the head and calling it good.