Header hardware prep

Really? I ran a tap through the holes to clean them up and it seemed like it bottomed out.
It may be different on later heads but on 71 model 675 heads they are wet. A punch and a few gentle hammer taps will let you know if it’s iron or corrosion at the bottom of the holes. If they are blind bolt bosses, then ultra copper antisieze or the like. I don’t have them myself, but really like the stage eight locking header bolts.