Service Bulletin #223: Cylinder Head Gasket PN ... - Westerbeke

SERVICE BULLETINDATE: 15 MAY 1996BULLETIN NUMBER#223MODEL: ATOMIC FOUR GASOLINE PROPULSION ENGINESUBJECT: CYLINDER HEAD GASKET #263776 .THERE ARE TWO CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS PART NUMBER #263776CURREN1L Y USED ON THE ATOMIC FOUR GASOLINE ENGINE. THEY AREBEING REPLACED BY A SINGLE GASKET OF GRAPIllTE COMPOSITION.TillS IS BEING DONE TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE HEADGASKET.TillS NEW GASKET'S PART NUMBER IS #200452. ONLY ONE GASKET WILLBE REQUIRED.THE CYLINDER HEAD STUD NUT TORQUE WILL REMAIN THE SAME AT35 FTILB WITH THE ENGINE COLD. NO RETORQUE IS REQUIRED.NO SEALANT IS NEEDED WITH TillS NEW GASKET.NOTE: COMPRESSION SHOULD BE CHECKED AFTER THE INSTALLATION 0]TillS NEW GASKET. COMPRESSION RANGE IS BETWEEN 95 - 125 P.S.I..TillS COMPRESSION TEST IS ADVISABLE ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE ENGINE:THAT HAVE HAD THE CYLINDER HEAD RESURFACED FOR ONE REASON 0]ANOTHER.COMPRESSION PRESSURES IN EXCESS OF 125 P.S.1. CAN HAVE ADETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE SEALING ABILITY OF TillS NEW HEADGASKET.NOTE: WHEN RESURFACING A CYLINDER HEAD THE SURFACE FINISHSHOULD BE #125.ON THE BACK OF TillS PAGE IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE BOLT PATTERNOF THE ATOMIC FOUR CYLINDER HEAD. FOLLOW THE NUMBEREDSEQUENCE WHEN TORQUING THE CYLINDER HEAD STUD NUTS. BE SURETO APPLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL TO THE THREADS OF THE STUDSBEFORE INSTALLING THE NUTS.OVERPN#200451AVON INDUSTRIAL PARK, AVON, MA 02322· TEL: (SOB) 588·7700

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