340 head gasket questions

Compare my first foto (center/middle of the deck surface) with the foto of the block pictured in post #7. The #7 foto of the deck surface in the middle appears to have two small holes that go clear through to the water jacket, not one hole and the shadow of a rusty hole like mine.

On the other hand, in the #7 foto I see the small water jacket holes in the rear center of the deck surface, but no indication of corresponding holes in the front center of the deck surface.
Between the second and third cylinder on #7?