I want to thank everyone on the list who kept the advice flowing over the last 3 months or so while I tore down an engine I barely understood, for the first time in several years. I know I clogged the list with my frustrations and silly questions but it was totally worth it. I've learned a lot and it won't go to waste. I've completed a tech article for DMCNews on head gasket replacement and I've been told it's pretty good by folks who proof-read it but I refused to post it until I had my own car running. It would be hypocritical to offer advice when I couldn't even get my own car running no? Thanks again, Rich #5335 alive