I'm in the process of doing my first head gasket job. A coolant hose blow and the engine overheated. The head was warped and I've since had it machined flat. I'm ready to put the new gasket on but I have some engine block damage on the gasket surface area around the #1 and #4 cylinders. I have a Fel-Pro gasket kit with the 9572PT composite head gasket. Is there a thicker gasket I could use to compensate for this damage? I've looked hard on the web but not found anything. I have some pics below (sorry for the quality). I Appreciate any advice,









It's an 88 Mazda B2200 2.2L 4cyl with about 102k miles.

I had a similar problem with mine a few years ago. I looked all over for a copper gasket, but no such luck. Ultimately, I had to pull the block and take it to the machine shop.
Sorry... I know that isn't what you wanted to hear.

Well thanks for the reply, you're right that I didn't want to hear that