approx 4 years ago my china snapped its belt, head was totally overhauled with 16 new valves, tappets and guides plus a skim, i don't know how much material was machined off. It has since blown the head gasket (another Peugeot Ecosse f**k up). i will need to have it skimmed a second time which is ok BUT, i'm having trouble sourcing a thicker head gasket, ECP can get me an MLS 1.5mm gasket although i think this might be too thick
Ideally i would like to know the original dimension of the head, not too sure where to measure from, from sealing face to camshaft journal?? so that i can determine which gasket i will need

thank you stan, is 137mm the correct original measurement? going by the marker (and compared to another never been skimmed head) there appears to be another safe skim left on it

how expensive is 'not cheap' lol?

i asked peugeot about a repair gasket and they told me only a 1.1mm gasket was available, wtf?!!
What is the max allowable skim? going to measure my head later today to see how much material has already been removed

cheers mei.
I have had a closer inspection of my head and the indentations on either end of it are almost flush with the sealing face, so if i get this machined a second time then i think i'll need a gasket thicker than 1.4mm, i will only be able to work this out once its been skimmed.
Who sells MLS gaskets of various thicknesses?