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Cylinder Head: Removal

  1. Drain cooling system and remove top radiator hose. Remove thermostat housing and thermostat. Remove air cleaners, carburetors and exhaust and intake manifolds. Remove rocker assembly and seven external cylinder head nuts at same time, loosening a turn at a time until all load is released.
  2. Disconnect spark plug wires and remove spark plugs. Disconnect heater hose and heater control cable from water valve. Remove water temperature sensor from front of cylinder head and release conductor from its support clip.
    Fig 1: Cylinder Head Tightening Sequence
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  3. Loosen clips and disconnect hoses from water pipe on left side of cylinder head. Remove pipe. Remove distributor vacuum line from rear cylinder head stud and remove cylinder head.