I'm not trying to argue, I just want to get to the bottom of this.
According to your THIRD picture, that's a phase 1, 22E gasket on the 22t block in the FIRST pic, is this correct? They DON'T seem to match. Now slap a 222 gasket on there. Almost a perfect match.
Look at the top water jacket ports on the heads and the block: above one cylinder, two wide ports with nothing in the middle, just like the 222 gasket from your FOURTH picture, yes...? Am I crazy??
Even on the bottom, the center (relative to one cylinder) jacket port on the block gets covered, but the ports on either side match quite well.
I must ask that you physically lay a 222 gasket on the 22t block and 25d head and post pics if you can. I don't have the 222 gasket to do this myself.
Maybe someone else can weigh in? I could be losing it...