wes, I agree 100% with you, your drawing is indeed more accurate and representative.
Now, if the decomp. plate reproduced the slope (As it was suggested above), would that be ok ?
As for worrying... I worry that if my engine blows up I will have to spend ££££'s putting it back together, so I'd rather make sure it's as good as I can get it whenever it's in pieces.
If that means a new head, rather than taking chances with 16 valves or holes in pistons, a new head is the cheaper long term alternative - it's not worrying, it's financial planning...
I am actually in the process of putting my other half's car back together, and have two heads that are both below min. thickness... (hence my keen interest in this post
). Now do I take a chance with either and cross fingers, or, do I fix it properly now ???