head gasket seal - was: cylinder liner height

["Mike" <mikee@ragtops.com>]

Dave wrote;

I was unable to get a good seal with a steel gasket and upon removing the
head...

How did you know that you did not have a good seal? Did you run 
the engine and found leakage or is there some kind of test on a cold 
engine? Leak-down test?

-- Michael Engard
1970 Rover 3500S
1961 Triumph Italia 2000 GT
1975 Ducati 850 GT