V30 Magna water loss (advice sought)

[EnglishMagna]

I would not hesitate to reuse the original head, based on what you described.  Hang in there on the gaskit issue, they are still out there to be had.

Thanks John it gives me great peace of mind to find someone else would take the same steps as me in this situation. I will change the head when I find a good second hand one but to me I didn't see the point in keeping a great bike off the road for something that can't cause any further damage to any other part of the bike.