Removal
Remove or Disconnect1. Battery negative cable.
2. Engine cover.
3. Drain the cooling system.
4. Intake manifold.
5. Exhaust manifold.
6. Ground Strap at rear of cylinder head (right side cylinder head).
7. Components as follows for right side cylinder head:
^ AIR pump bolt and spacer at the cylinder head (if equipped).
WARNING: High pressure refrigerant. Recover refrigerant properly.
^ A/C compressor; lay aside, if equipped, and bolts holding A/C compressor bracket to cylinder head.
^ Fuel pipe, plug wire and wiring harness brackets at the rear of the cylinder head.
8. Components as follows for left side cylinder head:
^ Generator; lay aside (right side cylinder head).
^ Power steering pump; lay aside.
^ Nut and stud attaching main accessory bracket to the cylinder head. It may be necessary to loosen the remaining bolts and studs and move the bracket forward slightly for clearance to remove the cylinder head.
^ Coolant sensor wire.
^ Cruise control transducer (if equipped) and spark plug wire brackets at the rear of the cylinder head.
9. Rocker arm cover.
10. Spark plugs.
11. Pushrods.
12. Cylinder head bolts.
13. Cylinder head.
14. Head gasket.
Clean
^ Carbon deposits from combustion chambers.
^ All traces of old head gasket from cylinder head and block.
^ Cylinder head bolt threads and threads in the block.
Inspect
^ Sealing surfaces of the block and cylinder head for nicks, heavy scratches, or other damage.