Dealer Information

July 20, 1989


To: Selected North American Ford and Lincoln-Mercury Product Dealers and Affiliated Ford Motor Companies

Subject: Supplemental Information - Safety Recall 89S65

Please note the following detail which was not contained in Service Recall Bulletin 89S65:

SOME EARLY 1985-1/2 1.9L ENGINES WILL HAVE CORK ROCKER ARM COVER GASKETS, NOT RUBBER. DO NOT CHANGE THE CORK GASKETS. REPEAT, DO NOT CHANGE THE CORK GASKETS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. EACH ENGINE MUST BE INSPECTED FOR EITHER CORK OR RUBBER GASKET. CORK GASKETS WILL NOT, REPEAT, WILL NOT HAVE A TAB STICKING OUT OF THE ROCKER COVER NEAR THE DISTRIBUTOR. RUBBER GASKETS WILL HAVE A TAB NEAR THE DISTRIBUTOR AND SEVERAL OTHER LOCATING TABS AROUND THE EDGE OF THE ROCKER COVER. IF YOU FIND A CORK GASKET CLAIM 0.3 HOURS INSPECTION TIME ON THE FORM 1864. IF YOU FIND A RUBBER GASKET, FOLLOW THE RECALL INSPECT/REPAIR PROCEDURE.

PLEASE ADD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR COPY OF THE BULLETIN.