On one side can you take a pic of the deck with the head gasket setting in the valley close to it (to compare holes) and a pic of the head with the gasket next to it (to compare holes) so we can figure out if the restriction is there or somewhere else (you get the jist of what I am trying to say). I ain't a layout photographer but this might easily let us see what is going on with only (2) pics. Wouldn't hurt to just look at the other side (that deck/head/gasket) without pics & see if the holes are the same as the other side & if so, if the photographed side is good or bad then the other side has to be good or bad.