yes it came from the engine we pulled last week
I found the problem. The head was warped crossways. The new gasket could not seal, so it breached right away. The new head is flat as a flitter, so I am good to go. Just have to prep the new one and install it.
Things are looking up.
Like I always say, Anything worth doing is worth doing twice.
Sadly, we couldn't go to church or skating

, but it's running!

What he said.
All's well that ends well. Special thanks to Will, and to everyone who was cheering me on.

I am happy that it all worked out for you
Not as happy as I am.

glad to hear it res thought me and toy was going to have to find you a ranger there for a second
Glad to hear you're back up and running