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

Claim 0:
1. An engine comprising:
an engine block and a cylinder head mounted to the engine block;
the engine block including a bore elongated along an axis and a liner disposed in the bore and extending annularly about the axis;
the liner includes a seal surface, a bottom surface, and a fire dam disposed radially inward from the seal surface, the bottom surface extending radially outward from the axis and abutting the engine block, the fire dam extending along the axis from the seal surface towards the cylinder head;
a single-piece head gasket disposed between the engine block and the cylinder head, the head gasket extending endlessly around the fire dam; and
a shim seated between the seal surface and the single-piece head gasket and abutting the seal surface and the single-piece head gasket, the shim disposed radially outward from the fire dam and extending annularly about the axis.