Affected Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Date Published

MAY 01, 1998

NHTSA TSB #

605465

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from Mercury for this TSB. Call your local Mercury dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# 98M01.

Summary

PREMATURE FAILURE OF ENGINE HEAD GASKETS MAY OCCUR. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE, WHICH, IF NOT DETECTED OR IF IGNORED, WILL CAUSE ENGINE OVERHEATING, OR IN EXTREME CASES, COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE IF OVERHEAT CONDITION IS IGNORED. *AK