Hello David welcome to YT! Your method of replying is correct. First off is the intention to have this as a working forklift or do you have some other intention for the engine to power something else. How did it run before you put all the new parts on it? Is the electronic distributor the CORRECT one for a 6 cylinder engine? Does the distributor have a new rotor in it? If so how does it compare to the old one? Others have given you good suggestions as far as distributor cap etc. How do the spark plugs in the cylinders that are not firing look? Try swapping the spark plug between 1 and 3 does it now fire on 1 but not 3? Then you have a spark plug problem, are they gapped correctly? The suggestion of a problem with the intake manifold sealing is a wise thing to check. Spray carb cleaner or starting fluid at the mating surfaces of the intake to the head. If the engine changes speed or picks up the misfire then the gasket is leaking. Very likely cause of some cylinder firing and some not on an engine with good compression. One other thing worth mentioning, is the coolant holding a proper level? You say the head is cracked from freezing. It may be holding on the outside but what about the inside? Now as for what Tramway guy said about the timing is correct as far as connecting a timing light or static timing with a test light. But for almost any other process you do for timing use number 1 cylinder. Just best for a novice to stick with conventional processes. Timing a distributor to an engine should be done on TDC of the compression stroke of number 1 cylinder. It would be nice to see the exhaust problem you have here is a run down of how to post photos. Pictures post through the ..Browse or Choose files.. button just below where it says ..Upload Photos/Videos.. down lower in the ..New post and reply windows. See photo to see an example on my iPhone. Clicking that will give you a choice to select the file or folder the pictures are stored in on your PC or phone. Then select the photo from the file and ..Add.. it. They cannot be pasted into the text area as a file. I would suggest only adding 1 or 2 per reply to see if your photos are below the file size limit.
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