Pan Gasket Question - 81A Flathead

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I recently acquired an 81A flathead out of a 41 sedan. The engine does not appear to have many miles on it since last overhaul. The valley is spotless, with no sludge residue. I pulled the pan to check the rotating assembly. Everything looks great. So, I bought a gasket set and am going to put it back together. My question is regarding the pan gasket. As you can see in the pictures, the front of the gasket runs up flush to the crank. Thus, it overlaps the rope seal in the block - which you can see stands a little proud. Should I trim the gasket back to the edge of the rope seal, or allow it to overlap?



In the rear, I am going to leave the existing cork gasket. It appears to be in fine shape, so I do not want to battle with trying to remove it and put a new one in; especially since the flywheel is still on the engine. The pan gasket runs to the edge of the cork seal and then turns up about 1/4 of an inch. Again, should I trim gasket back to where it just comes flush to the cork seal?