Cylinder Head: Installation
- Clean gasket surfaces. Clean head bolts and threads in cylinder block. Install new head gasket with side marked "TOP" facing upward. Apply a thin coat of engine oil to head bolt threads. Install cylinder head, but DO NOT
tighten bolts.
- Apply a thin coat of oil to front cover bolts and install. Tighten cylinder head bolts and front cover bolts to specifications. Tighten cylinder head bolts in 2 steps and in sequence. See Fig 1. Tighten bolts to 58 ft. lbs. (78 N.m) on first step and then to 73 ft. lbs. (99 N.m) on second step. Reverse removal procedure to complete installation.
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