Head gaskets installed backwards???

No.11 said:

reviving this thread, I saw the advice about looking at the head gasket tabs. well, my head gaskets (9333) have tabs on all four corners... also, I remember that no matter what way you put them, the water ports on one side were closed off... is that normal?

I ended up just putting them with the "front" facing the correct way despite coolant ports being blocked...

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