Removal

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect ground cable at battery and set aside.
2. Drain cooling system.
3. Remove:
- Engine air cleaner outlet tube
- Engine air cleaner
- PCV closure hose

4. Remove throttle body.
5. Disconnect fuel lines.
6. Mark vacuum line location and remove lines.
7. Disconnect upper radiator hose and heater water hoses and move out of the way.
8. Disconnect spark plug wires from spark plugs with a turning motion and remove spark plug wire separators from valve cover retaining pins.
9. Remove ignition coil and bracket from top of throttle body and pencil at exhaust manifold.
10. Remove spark plugs and bring number one piston to top dead center of the compression stroke.
11. Remove intake manifold.
12. Remove engine accessory drive belt.
13. A/C system:
a. Recover refrigerant from A/C system.
b. Disconnect liquid line at condenser and suction hose from accumulator.
c. Plug or cap all openings in the air conditioning system to keep dirt, foreign material and excess moisture out of the system.
d. Remove 4 bolts securing A/C compressor to power steering pump support bracket and remove A/C compressor and hoses assembly from vehicle.

14. If left cylinder head is being removed, perform the following:
a. Remove fuel line retaining bracket from stud bolt on left side of power steering pump support bracket and remove stud bolt.
b. Loosen lower bolt on left side of power steering pump support bracket two or three turns, but DO NOT REMOVE.
c. Remove three bolts securing power steering pump support bracket to front of left cylinder head and carefully allow power steering pump and bracket to tilt forward.
d. Remove engine oil level indicator tube attaching nut from exhaust manifold stud. Remove oil level indicator tube from exhaust manifold.

15. If right cylinder head is being removed, perform the following:
a. Disconnect wiring from generator.
b. Remove three generator bracket and adjusting arm retaining bolts. Remove generator/bracket assembly from vehicle.

16. Remove exhaust inlet pipe or pipes and exhaust manifolds and exhaust manifold.
17. Loosen rocker arm bolts and remove rocker arm assemblies. Identify the location of each assembly. The rocker arm assemblies must be installed in their original location during reassembly.
18. Remove push rods. Identify the position of each rod. The push rods should be installed in their original position during reassembly.
19. Remove cylinder head retaining bolts.
20. Remove cylinder heads.
21. Remove head gaskets and discard.