intake manifold

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Today I started taking my 1997 escort apart just to see if for sure my head gasket was blown, and what i found when I removed the intake manifold, it comes in two pieces, the tubes like I have always seen, then between that section and the head was long body type assembly that the fuel injectors set in, this body has butterfly type valves, located on each intake port. I hope you know the part I am talking about, when I took this part off it had signs that coolent had gotten into this manifold. can you tell me if this could be my problem .