I know that from past experience I get 2.5-3 years on my engines before I start getting a water leak out of my water pump mounting points on my engine plate. I had it on my mental “to do” list to remove the plate and reseal everything. Well I got jammed up with porting work and it didn’t happen. When I loaded up in the trailer a couple weeks ago there was my leak thankfully before my Ace Race two weeks from now. So it’s time for some maintenance and decision time. Absolutely no outside head porting jobs next winter. Maybe a few intakes because I can finish those up faster but I gotta get on some of my projects. I have 1 maybe two transmissions to build, my 422 and 408 to rebuild, 8 LS heads I’m tripping over, my good set of Edelbrock heads to finish, probably 4-5 sets of my Speedmaster heads in various stages of being done, body work on my black duster, love to finish my blue duster, and maybe some knee replacements. I think I sold one of my sets of Speedmaster heads that I bought last sale to a friend in need over the weekend. This place is a mess over here and I gotta get rid of some stuff.