Originally Posted by aboobybobpleez
referring to tegboosters comment, dont "scrape" the remains of the gasket because youll leave an uneven surface because the head is aluminum. use some emery cloth to take it off
The gasket is metal. There is no way it will stick on there in chunks. Just pry it off.
The dirt inside the ports is normal. It is exhaust, do you expect it to be clean?
And your A/C condensor looks like it got in a fight with a hairy cat. At least scrape off all the hair.