thanks. Last night while laying in bed i figured that might be the case the case. I think I'd rather run my orig. caps than an o-ring.

Both the intake and exhaust valves have a single groove in them. My head had orig valves that were marked '41.

It is worth noting that the replacement valves are flat top (which would increase compression slightly) and a few mm longer with the keepers set a few mm off from the orig design.

Had i realized that the cam gear was fiber i would have never made these discoveries.