This is what the Engine Block and Head gasket looked like when I pulled the Cylinder head off.
The brown/copper stuff is permatex, which the shop who did the head gaskets last time sprayed on.
Obviously they didnt do a good job, or used bad gaskets as there are all kinds of leaks, and this is only after 3 years and less than 50k miles.
The heads and block were flat within spec, so I can only conclude that the gaskets were bad ....