Cylinder Head: Cleaning

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Thoroughly clean the engine cylinder head and cylinder block mating surfaces. Clean the intake and exhaust manifold and engine cylinder head mating surfaces. Clean the injector bores. Remove all gasket material and carbon. Refer to ENGINE GASKET SURFACE PREPARATION .
Check to ensure that no fuel injector washer seals are left in the injector bores.
Check to ensure that no coolant or foreign material has fallen into the tappet bore area.
Remove the carbon deposits from the combustion chambers and top of the pistons.