Removal
Remove or Disconnect1. Battery negative cable.
2. Drain the cooling system.
3. Intake manifold.
4. Exhaust manifolds.
5. Ground strap at rear of cylinder head (right side cylinder head).
6. Components as follows for left side cylinder head:
- Coolant sensor wire.
- Spark plug wires from the support brackets.
- Generator; lay aside.
7. Power steering pump lay aside.
8. Power steering pump support bracket.
9. Components as follows for right side cylinder head.
WARNING: High pressure refrigerant. Recover refrigerant properly.
- Air conditioning compressor and front bracket (if equipped) and lay aside.
- Oil dipstick tube bracket retaining bolt.
- Spark plug wires from the support bracket.
10. Rocker arm cover.
11. Spark plugs.
12. Pushrods.
13. Cylinder head bolts.
14. Cylinder head.
15. 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.