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ANOTHER OHM QUESTION (Will I ever learn??)

I have the opportunity to purchase a Acoustic Corporation 408 bass cabinet, with 4-15" speakers and rated at 2 ohms, extremely cheap. I love these old monster cabinets (well....my back has a different opinion), but I do have a concern about the 2 ohm rating. I use a 1974 Peavey F-800B Super Festival head, with 2 - 4 ohm speaker outputs, totaling 2 ohms. Will it harm the head, cabinet, or both, if I run just this one 2 ohm cabinet with the head? Even though the head is rated 2 ohms Total, could any damage be caused if I run the 2 ohm cabinet from just one of the head's 4 ohm speaker outputs, and have that as the ONLY cabinet used (as not to lower the ohmage below 2 )? Any help with my inquiry will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.