it was on the #1 cylinder.. but who knows what happened under that valve cover after that lash cap got loose or the force and friction caused by the damage to #1 cylinder may have been too much stress for # 3 ..im not sure yet..and wish i had the answers, but even after its apart.. with these 2 differnt issues who knows if i will ever know in what order things happened... we'll see...thanks for all the good comments and advice and directions... now, i have a "PITY JAR" set out by the road to anyone who wants to donate to the "Broken Block" fund....lol...