I dropped off the head, timing cover, & regrind 284 today. The machinist, Phil, recommended by Craig, was knowledgeable & very positive. He said the reground cam looked very good. He also assured me that the head would be returned at tdc, as dropped off.

He pointed to some areas around cylinder #6, indicating I had beaten a potential gasket problem. There were radial marks, from the combustion chamber in the aluminum head.

Phil mentioned that he could port & polish the head for some 15 additional horsepower. This was a guesstimate & would add a week to the downtime. I'll probably defer this in an effort to maintain the torque off idle.

Thanks for the recommendation Craig.