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ENGINE CONTENTS page page 2.2/2.5L ENGINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.0L ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 3.3/3.8L ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 STANDARD SERVICE PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . 1 STANDARD SERVICE PROCEDURES INDEX page page Crankshaft Sprocket Bolt Access Plug . . . . . . . . . . 2 Engine Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Form-In-Place Gaskets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Honing Cylinder Bores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hydrostatic Locked Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Lash Adjuster (Tappet) Noise Diagnosis . . . . . . . . 4 Measuring Main Bearing Clearance and Connecting Rod Bearing Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Repair of Damaged or Worn Threads . . . . . . . . . . 4 FORM-IN-PLACE GASKETS There are numerous places where form-in-place gaskets are used on the engine. Care must be taken Two types of form-in-place gasket materials are used in the engine area. Mopar Silicone Rubber Ad- MOPAR SILICONE RUBBER ADHESIVE Mopar Silicone Rubber Adhesive Sealant or equiv- alent, normally black in color, is available in three MOPAR GASKET MAKER MOPAR Gasket Maker is an anaerobic type gasket material normally red in color. The material cures in tube. It is normally red in color. The anaerobic ma- GASKET DISASSEMBLY Parts assembled with form-in-place gaskets may be disassembled without unusual effort. In some in- SURFACE PREPARATION Scrape clean or wire brush all gasket surfaces re- moving all loose material. Inspect stamped parts to FORM-IN-PLACE GASKET APPLICATION Assembling parts using a form-in-place gasket re- quires care but it’s easier then using precut gaskets. MOPAR Gasket Maker material should be applied sparingly 1mm(0.040 inch.) diameter or less of seal- Ä ENGINE 9 - 1 |