100M head gasket

[Jonathan and Carole Quandt <fourqz@earthlink.net>]

  I purchased a DW steel gasket for use on my 100 with a cast iron head 
and the instructions stated that the gasket should be fitted dry.My 
head still seeps water at the number plate .What type of compound might 
I apply to a steel gasket ?  Or does dry really mean dry. I also have 
noisy lifters and wonder if stronger valve springs might help in this 
regard

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