Originally Posted by Sniper
Not all the holes are for water circulation, most of them are to get the sand out after the cast iron has cooled off.

Tell us what head gasket you are using, maker AND part number.

Circle the blocked holes int eh picture below.

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don't know the gasket manufacturer of gasket or part number as I intrusted the engine shop to build my engine (my mistake)
as for the circles …. not sure as I was using a scope and traveling unknown territory