it doesn't burn much... never needed to look after that... maybe a quart every 5,000 miles or per change....

talked to the mustang/vette builder hobby guys at work who recommended a guy out in the sticks.

http://www.yellowpages.com/saucier-m...=1000687426473

Took the head and gasket to McMurty's... he said head gasket shows signs of seepage but nothing obvious.
Says head looks good. Only warping is a little high in the center... he said around 7 so I guess that's thousandths?

Someone commented whether the head has been off before and had work... I dont think so.
He's going to shave it a little and somehow pressure test the seals on the valves.

He says he knows all about brittle hollow cams and the secret is to back them off a little by little... I don't know so I'm trusting he doesnt bust my cams taking them off to test the valves.

Worst case there's an S50 head w/90K on it in good condition I have my eye on... i think a good head with some miles may be better for my old bottom end than a newly rebuilt head.

who knows... time to go clean the engine while I wait on "test results"