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Why not check the piston to head clearance on the engine. You can use clay or aluminum foil balls. Place the balls in several areas around the edge and the center of the piston. You can check it with or without the head gasket in place. I would check it without. The piston you are checking needs to be at TDC. Place the balls on the piston and install the head and tighten it down. Remove the head and then carefully check the height of the balls. If you are checking the clearance without the head gasket, add the gasket thickness to the ball measurements (normally around .050). As ideally you want around .050 clearance total, the ball test without the gasket should be near zero.