Removal and Installation
Cylinder HeadMaterial:
Material
Removal
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
3. Remove the lower intake manifold.
4. Remove the A/C compressor.
5. Remove the generator (GEN).
6. Remove the power steering pump.
7. Remove the generator mounting bracket.
8. Remove the rocker arms and the push rods.
9. Remove the nuts and detach the fuel tube bracket and the wiring harness bracket.
10. Remove the two stud bolts from the rear of the A/C compressor mounting bracket.
11. Remove the bolts and remove the front of the A/C compressor mounting bracket.
12. Remove the exhaust manifolds.
13. Remove and discard the eight cylinder head bolts.
14. Remove the cylinder heads.
15. Remove and discard the cylinder head gaskets.
Installation
1. Clean all the sealing surfaces.
2. Check the cylinder head for flatness.
3. NOTE: The V notch in the head gasket faces the front of the engine.
Install new cylinder head gaskets.
4. Install the cylinder heads.
5. Install the bolts.
^ Tighten the bolts in four stages in the sequence shown.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 80 Nm (59 ft. lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Loosen the bolts one full turn.
^ Stage 3: Tighten to 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.).
^ Stage 4: Tighten to 92 Nm (68 ft. lbs.).
6. Install the lower intake manifold.
7. Install the exhaust manifolds.
8. Install the A/C compressor mounting bracket.
9. Install the stud bolts to the A/C compressor mounting bracket.
10. Position the wiring harness bracket and the fuel tube bracket and install the nuts.
11. Install the push rods and the rocker arms.
12. Install the generator mounting bracket.
^ Install the bolts.
13. Install the power steering pump.
14. Install the generator.
15. Install the A/C compressor.
16. Connect the battery ground cable.
17. Drain the engine oil.
18. Fill the engine with clean engine oil.
19. Fill and bleed the cooling system.
20. Fill the power steering system.
21. Charge the A/C system.