Originally Posted by snapmorgan (Post 4868057)

Just in case you missed this the first time. I have seen first hand what happens when an intake gasket fails while underway. You end up with the block and every orifice and passage in it completely filled with chocolate jello. Even with the block completely stripped and put through a parts washer cabinet for a couple of hours, you still have a lot of cleaning to do. Bearings are going to be trash.