TM 55-1905-221-14-2
5-15.
CYLINDER HEAD (Continued).
LOCATION/ITEM
ACTION
REMARKS
REPAIR/REPLACEMENT (Cont)
2.
Use the maximum allowable
warpage limits as a guide
to determine the advisability
of reinstalling the head on the
engine or of refacing it. The
number of times a cylinder head
may be refaced will depend
upon the amount of stock
removed from the head
during previous reworking
operations.
a.
When refacing a cylinder
head, stamp the amount
of stock removed on the
face of the fire deck.
Do not remove over .020
inch (0.051 cm) of metal
from the fire deck of any
cylinder head. The
distance from the top
deck to the bottom (fire
deck) of the cylinder
head must not be less
than 3.536 inch (8.981
cm). See figure below.
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