Engine Front Cover: Installation
- Grind a chamfer on one end of dowel pin. Cut excessive material from end of oil pan gasket on each side of block. Clean all mating surfaces with solvent. Trim 1/8" from each end of new seal. Install new front cover gasket on block and new seal on front cover. Apply sealer to gasket around coolant holes and place on block.
- Apply sealer at junction of block, pan and front cover. See Fig 1. Install front cover pressing downward to compress seal. Rotate cover left and right to guide pan seal into cavity using a small screwdriver. See Fig 2.
- Apply engine oil to bolts and install 2 bolts finger tight. Install dowel pins (chamfered end first), timing indicator and water pump. Lubricate seal surface and install harmonic balancer. Install brackets, all pulleys, fan and belts. Install radiator and by-pass hoses. Fill cooling system.