What I should have stated Mike, is when the head gasket leaks near a cylinder, it can cause a lean condition...just don't know how long the motor ran this way, or how much damage would have been done...I am looking for those clamps, did you get yours on line somewhere or local...just no good speed shops near me anymore...good luck with the job interview. I have been asking for you as well...get you to move to the midwest....lol