I too have recently been through this. My problem turned out to be a cracked head, as well as the head gasket. There is also a possibility of the "pin syndrom", which was discussed.

Read the link from a couple weeks ago.

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I think I'll be getting a new AMC head pretty soon.

Hope this helps a bit, and adds a bit to the discussion.

Ken

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