joe_112786 Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 ok i bought the head gasket set and now i need to know wat to do never did one b4 and im doing it by my self... soo if ne one can walk me threw wat to do would be apretiated
cranny Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 drain rad undo rad hoses from head undo heater core hoses behind head remove the 1 small coolant line from IACV that stays undo throttle cable remove distributor undo any wiring from head , TPS , MAP , IACV , PCSV , etc. remove vacuum lines youl have to get under the car and undo the bracket that goes from the intake manny to the block undo the exhaust from the head , and split the manifold(good luck) take off valve cover crack timing belt tensioner bolt under rubber grommet in middle of timing covers , pull slack into timing belt , retighten tensioner for now remove timing belt from head after marking where it meets the cam wheel , and DO NOT turn engine over from here on out or the cam. crack the head bolts starting outside in , loosening them only half turn at a time till they are finger loose jiggle loose and remove head(head bolts must go back in same holes) clean both surfaces with the proper tool , scotchbrite pads work well , or steel wool , or the proper grit material removing pads for cleaning alluminum make sure the surface of block and head is godly clean , place new head gasket in place on block you and another person slowly lower head into place till dowell pins are in and head sits tight , watch out for oil remnants spilling from head when reinstalling reinstall head bolts till taught torque them from the middle out , in 2 steps , once to 25 lbs , than to 50. reinstall timing belt onto cam , line mark you made up crack tensioner bolt , slack will auto come out now with tensoner bolt loose about a half turn , turn the engine over counterclockwise by the main ully about 2 inches , and tighten tensioner back up. once you get timing belt back on and tight , turn the main pully till the single mark lines up with the pointer on lower timing cover. with that mark lined up as so , make sure the arrow on the cam points straight up , if it does , move on reinstall everything else the way it came off. this was qick so any qiestions or if anyone sees i missed somin , point it out guys , i rushed , lol.
joe_112786 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Posted February 10, 2008 thxs man i got every thing off marked timing belt..tomorrow bringing head to levines to get pressured tested for cracks or nething then gonan start putting new gaskets on..whole kit cost me like 150 bucks... tehn ill put every thing back tomorrow
Ben. Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Jesus Christ. Cranny lays down the smack once more.
joe_112786 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Posted February 10, 2008 cranny is the man ya he really is lol
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