Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
Yeah, it would be weird if they didn't belong together. It may be just fine. Didn't want to startle you. Unless there's visible damage, go ahead and mount/press your headset and go from there. If the steerer is too long, you can always trim it down easily enough. Hopefully, the threads reach.
When the fork is inserted into the frame (sans headset) there is about 2" or 4cm extending past the top of the head tube. No part of the unthreaded section of the steerer shows at the top. Does that sound reasonable?