John,
In a word, the answer to your question is "no".  The 3.022" figure is 
the stock head thickness for a standard TD head.  The heads used with MK 
II TDs and TF 1250 measure 2.959" and they use the same push rods.
Bud Krueger
gunnellj@athenet.net wrote:
> HELLO
>
>    Thaks for all the advice on the blinkers. We put in a new brake light 
>switch and a new flasher and cleaned up all the contacts on the relay. Then I 
>(finally) replaced the Lucar vacuum switch with a simple toggle switch. Not 
>original, but should work better and last longer.  I had well over $200 in 
>getting the Lucas switches "fixed" and they never last long after the repair. 
>I had also bought a new one and it didn't work at all. So I will toggle my way 
>to happiness from now on. 
>
>    As for the head, I got a lot of good input with ideas from shims to 
>shortening the push rods to using thick gaskets, but my basic question never 
>really was answered. 
>
> If the factory head measurement is 3.022 (according to Moss) and my head 
>measues 3.000, do I really have to worry?
>
> John Gunnell
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