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August 28, 2021 at 9:59 am #245614
RICK EICHRODT
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    Monte,
    I am no expert but the reason one laps the gasket mating surfaces is to take any warpage out of the block and head. From your pictures, you have lapping marks all over the gasket area which is what you want, I believe. I would not worry about the tiny marks that I see. The more you lap and take away material, the more you raise up compression. It looks good to me!

    Rick