Cylinder Head: Removal
- Disconnect negative battery cable. Drain cooling system. Remove air inlet tube between throttle body and air cleaner assembly. Remove accessory drive belt. Remove upper and lower intake manifolds. See INTAKE MANIFOLD .
- If removing left cylinder head, remove power steering pump, generator and generator idler pulley. Remove left exhaust manifold. If removing right cylinder head, unbolt A/C compressor and set aside with hoses attached. Remove right exhaust manifold. Remove 3 studs near ports.
- Remove valve covers. Loosen rocker arm bolts, and pivot rocker arms from push rods. Mark component location for reassembly reference. Remove and discard cylinder head bolts, noting location of different size bolts for installation. See Fig 1. DO NOT reuse bolts. Remove cylinder head and gasket.
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