holy smokes batman! thanks for the info, I knew it came off on a gasket but couldn't recall which one. phew! so I'm going to go start my 90 degrees now. I have not put the intake man on yet so putting it back should not be a prob. that head was a heavy sonofa***** to position properly and this was without the intake or exhaust manifolds on. I feel like atlas except my back hurts.

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