Head Gasket? White Smoke - No Oil/Water mixed

[99SpyderGS-T]

Just looking for a suggestion before I continue pulling the head. At about 6000 RPMs in 2nd (A/T) I felt a power loss and began the ole James Bond/SpyHunter smoke screen. It was at night but really looked like white smoke. Additionally the coolant overflow tank drain tube saw some action as it had sprayed some coolant. Reviewing logs later showed a few counts of knock leading up to the smoke show.

Here is what I know:
-Little oil on plug 3 when removed (still smoking a little)
-Gap closed on Plug 1 but does not appear to be from an impact.
-Drained fluids - No oil in antifreeze and vice versa - Oil level indicated full
-Dry Compression Check (cyl 1-4) 115, 130, 45, 135
-Wet Compression Check (cyl 1-4) 135, 145, 50, 155
-Removed coolant filler cap, layed a rag over the opening, the rag pulsed signifigantly with cranking (seems that compression is being lost to the cooling system.)

I will continue down the path of pulling the head tonight unless someone has another suggestion. I have a leak down tester at my disposal but I think that I have enough evidence of a blown HG. We are talking about a 4G63t with T25.

 

[99SpyderGS-T]

I pulled the head and as you can see from the photos below the gasket was leaking. The leak seems to have been caused by a chip in the head around Cyl 3. Does anyone know if this type of chip can be safely repaired? I have access to a 1G head. Will I see any problems if I move all of the lifters, springs, etc. over to the 1G head? Would it just be smarter to get a different 2G head? Thanks!

 

[R3dR]

If you have access to a tig welder and can weld real well you could fill that hole and then have the head resurfaced, it then would be just fine.

 

[99SpyderGS-T]

If you have access to a tig welder and can weld real well you could fill that hole and then have the head resurfaced, it then would be just fine.

That is good to hear! I am not a welder but have friends and family that are quite capable. I just wanted to post and make sure this wasn't one of those things that you can repair but it will never be the same. Thanks for the info!