All the Soot came from the #1 cylinder where i had lost the exhaust valve and yes by the time i took the pics i had wiped the face of the gasket and pistons down to see what damage was there..QuickTree, i havent pulled the motor out yet , but will post pics once i get it down and opend up.. only about 12 passes on the motor..going outside to look and see if the cam was wiped out too.. after i saw the piston and block, i closed up my shop and walked away before i set a BIG fire Out there....