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Originally Posted by HS

Brumfield 5.9 Head Copper clad head gasket , did you say the "gasket seams" go up on the block?
Hugh

Mr. Smith, most people suggest that the seam (-which likely/often imprints the adjoin metal when torqued) is placed towards the cylinder head as that is easier to resurface than the block's deck surface.