Head shave gasket query.

[sea wont doo what i want]

So ive just got my cylinder head back from the shop and they had to shave .5mm off (apologies im australian ) due to whatever the previous owner has done to the poor thing. Should i be counter productive and add a gasket to put this back (ive ordered a wsm rebuild kit so hoping i can just stack another .5 with sealant in between)?

Or

Wait, build it and do a squish test knowing im probably going to have to add one anyway?

First time rebuilding one of these. Thanks in advance

 

[JuliusCaesar]

Squish test then see if you need to double up otherwise you’ll need some 100LL aviation gas lol

 

[burtshaver2021]

I believe there are different thicknesses of gaskets you can get for them. The original gasket will have a series of small holes punched in the gasket to tell you which gasket it is. Did you happen to see what gasket came off? I would just go to the next thickness of gasket. If a 4mm came off, put a mm back on….

 

[JuliusCaesar]

So ive just got my cylinder head back from the shop and they had to shave .5mm off (apologies im australian ) due to whatever the previous owner has done to the poor thing. Should i be counter productive and add a gasket to put this back (ive ordered a wsm rebuild kit so hoping i can just stack another .5 with sealant in between)?

Or

Wait, build it and do a squish test knowing im probably going to have to add one anyway?

First time rebuilding one of these. Thanks in advance

You can just buy another head and put your mind at ease about it.