STRIP-TAPPING-YM 3843480 - Caterpillar

Table 1
Dimension (A)     Correct Cylinder Head Gasket    
Greater than
321.75 mm (12.6673 inch)     "Standard" Cylinder Head Gasket    
321.50 to 321.75 mm (12.6575 to 12.6673 inch)     "Thick" Cylinder Head Gasket    
Table 2
Cylinder Head Gaskets    
Engine Model     Part Number for "Standard" Cylinder Head Gasket     Part Number for "Thick" Cylinder Head Gasket    
3114     6I-4689     4P-2591    
3116 Without Cylinder Sleeves     107-7832
or 205-1293     175-3234 or 119-2948    
3116 With Cylinder Sleeves     205-1293     119-2948    
3126     282-2464     282-2470    
3126B     282-2468     282-2474    The Top Of The Cylinder Block Has Not Been Machined As Part Of Your Repair Process
If you did not machine the top of the cylinder block, then determine whether the cylinder block has been previously machined.
"TG" is stamped on the surface of the cylinder block and/or on the "Remanufacture Information" plate. Refer to Illustration 2 and Illustration 3. Use the "Thick" cylinder head gasket if you find a "TG" stamp.
Use a "Standard" cylinder head gasket if the top surface of the cylinder block has never been machined and there is not a "TG" stamp.
If the original cylinder head gasket is available for inspection, ensure that the original cylinder head gasket was the correct gasket. Refer to Table 2 in order to determine the part number for the new cylinder head gasket. "Standard" cylinder head gaskets do not have the sawtooth pattern. Refer to Illustration 4. "Thick" cylinder head gaskets have the sawtooth pattern. Refer to Illustration 5.
If you are not sure that the original cylinder head gasket was the correct gasket, then measure