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Last updated:
Friday, December 30, 2005 10:21:18 AM
What the manual says:
The manual has about 9 pages of instructions; it looks pretty straight
forward…
- Disconnect battery. (good time to remove steering wheel & replace
dash bulbs)
- Drain radiator and block.
- Take the intake stuff off (everything but the manifold)
- Remove throttle cables etc. (Good time to "fix" the new throttle
cable -- not fully clipped to firewall)
- Take the overflow off
- Take the front exhaust pipes from manifold
- Disconnect heater hoses.
- Disconnect harness connectors @ top of engine
- Disconnect evaporative purge valve connector (under intake)
- Disconnect vacuum hoses
- Disconnect sensors etc.
- Remove distributor cap, dust shield & adapter.
- Remove the intake manifold support bracket
- Remove valve cover
- Remove upper camshaft timing chain cover. (There’s different length
bolts…)
- Put engine to TDC & check dowel (good picture in the manual)
- Remove timing chain tensioner (if we remove it; let’s replace it)
- Remove cam sprocket & use stiff wire to support it.
- (standard warning about crank not moving)
- Gradually undo the bolts in the standard chris-cross method; whack with
rubber mallet if stuck.
Installing is pretty basic & reverse with extra warnings
- Thread chase & clean out everything & don’t let anything in…
- Don’t use a metal brush or scraper to clean the head (aluminum blah blah
blah)
- Use the “special 3mm thicker gasket” if the head is milled.
- Always use new head bolts.
- The only “special tool” it talks about is 11 2 110; which is basically a
protractor to do the last 35° tighten bit.
- There’s a bit about pouring oil down the side of the camshaft timing
chain cover and then turning the engine over by hand.
- Adjust valves (again)
- Refill cooling system (again)
- Install exhaust front pipe to exhaust manifold using “new nuts”. Coat
exhaust pipe flanges with copper paste…
- Change oil (I have a filter, weee! that'll save me $2)
- “when reinstalling upper timing chain cover, use new gasket and seal
lower corners of cover (where cover meets the head gasket) using “3-Bond®
1207 or equivalent silicon sealer.
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