If in fact you blew a head gasket, be very careful about planing the head as there is very little margin and you might need a head (or maybe the emergney race track method of two head gaskets ;works in a pinch but not for long) as the valves might hit the pistons. .02 good luck DF Autohaus So Burlington, VT 802-658-2277 www.vtbusiness.net/autohaus/