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Cylinder Head: Installation

Ensure that gasket surface on cylinder head and block are clean and all head bolt threads and threads in block are clean. To install cylinder head, reverse removal procedure. Do not apply sealer to composition steel asbestos gaskets. Coat threads of head bolts with sealer. Tighten bolts in sequence as shown in Fig 1. Install push rods and adjust hydraulic valve lifters. See HYDRAULIC VALVE LIFTER ADJUSTMENT .

Fig 1: Cylinder Head Tightening Sequence
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