OK, I was told that I have a Magnum 5.2L engine. The engine came out of a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500.
Pro-tech (member here) gave me a link to an Ebay seller where I can get a great deal on a head.

The question is, before I order, how do I make sure it is a Magnum?

 

An LA motor has 3 valve cover bolt holes on the exhaust side 2 on the intake side for a total of 5. You should have a magnum in that year. It also should have roller lifters LA motors were flat tappets

 

I found casting numbers on the head that seem to confirm that it is, in fact, a Magnum head.

 

Dumb question. Are the cylinder heads the same on the left and right side??

 

Yes they are the same side to side..

 

You posted a picture in another post. Those are magnum heads.