Patent ID: 11867290
Assignee: FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 19:
20. A method comprising:
assembling a liner into a bore of an engine block such that a bottom surface of the liner abuts a ledge of the engine block, the bore elongated along an axis and the ledge spaced from a deck surface of the engine block along the axis, the engine block including a step wall extending from the deck surface to the ledge;
measuring a height from a seal surface of the liner to the deck surface of the engine block;
selecting a shim based on determining a difference between the height and a specified height;
positioning the shim on the seal surface; and
positioning a single-piece head gasket on the shim with the shim between the head gasket and the seal surface.