Based on the earlier thread where you received the head, and were told it was a #18 casting (before buying), then receiving a head which was a #14 casting with the casting number of the part number obliterated (apparently intentionally), I would say that it is fraud, and that this vendor should be avoided at very least.

Thanks for the continuation, I've been wondering how this is turning out.

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