sorry greg, i havn't received my camera yet, so no photo. but sainttammany is right, it is a small piece of the upper pan that broke off, so i am looking for soemthing more like jb weld to reunite the stray piece! it's very small, and the more i think about it, it shouldn't pose too big of a problem. but i will also seal the hell out of the gasket on both sides for an extra measure of protection. and for this i will use rtv. so you are both helping me out a great deal, and i really appreciate it. I'm gonna try the jb weld today (after cleaning it), let it sit until late tomorrow afternoon, and reseal the pans w/ rtv and gasket. how's that sound?