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I'm in the process of replacing the head gasket in my cousin's '03 Civic, when I pulled the head/intake mess off, the dowel pins stuck in the head, and then abruptly fell off on the floor before I could verify which holes they went in. I am pretty sure the one on the right is in the correct position, but I wanted to throw it out there to see if anyone knew for sure before I stuck the head back on and ended up on a wild goose chase like the guy who wrote the sticky did. I'm going to try to attach a pic.

 
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Lay the head gasket back over it. the dowels should only fit through the head gasket in 2 holes.


I think they are in the right place, but the gasket will tell the story.

(CHECKED: Diagram shows the same. Dowels on the exhaust side of the block.)

 
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I thought about that, but the gasket that was in there had holes big enough at all options. I did grab the new one and set that on the block, and you're right, the dowels only fit in the exhaust side. Thanks for your help!

 
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Definitely right

 
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Thanks guys, it's all back together. The only regret I have is following the Mitchell instructions putting it back together and installing the intake after the head was back on instead of putting it back as one unit. I pulled it together, and I sure wish I would've put it back together that way. Thanks again!