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Caterpillar Products:
3500 Family Generator Sets and Power Modules
3500 Family Pumpers Engine: Commercial
3500 Family AllEngine News, SEBD9328-00, December 2003, "New Gaskets in the Water Lines Groups". Disregard this article. The new gaskets do not apply to Gas Engines. Description of Change:
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Typical water lines group (1) 241-5928 Gasket (2) 243-2288 Gasket New gaskets have been designed in order to improve the sealing capability of the water lines groups that are used in the 3500 Engines. The new gaskets are designed with a different material and with new geometry. The new design helps to prevent the gasket from creeping. One gasket (1) is located between the elbows and the water manifold of the water lines group and the other gasket (2) is located between the sections of the water manifold in the water lines groups.Adaptable To: The part numbers of the new gaskets and of the former gaskets that are being replaced are listed below.
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Gaskets for the 3500 Water Lines Groups    
New Gasket     Former Gasket    
241-5928     8N-4524    
243-2288     1W-8545    The new gaskets are adaptable to first production of the above engines. The former gaskets have not been cancelled.