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Major bummer for me!!! It’s the split in the block halves. Got it back together and fired it up on the hose in the driveway, saw it leaking this time near the top on starboard side. Now it is a small leak there, but warm, raw fuel and water (I think) were coming out of the lower bolt for the motor mount on that side – then it started dripping off the bottom of the shift handle where it comes out of the midsection. Now I’m pretty darn sure I used almost brand new anaerobic sealer from NAPA on the block. That seems like a LOT of fuel coming out of those other places and I went through 6 gallons of gas in 6.5 hours of break-in (80% – 85% idling). That does seem like too much, right? Man, I’m pretty darn careful to do things right when assembling a powerhead. So what did I screw up, or what is wrong with this block? I know, I know, disassemble and find out – well I’m about done with this damn motor for now. TIRED of everything going wrong on these 10’s, that QD19 just before this with the hot midsection. IT JUST GETS OLD!!