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Cylinder Head: Installation

  1. Clean all mating surfaces on cylinder head and camshaft carrier. Clean threads in cylinder head bolt holes.
  2. Install new head gasket and position cylinder head. Apply a continuous bead of anaerobic sealer to camshaft carrier mating surface.
  3. Install camshaft carrier and bolts. Tighten bolts in sequence. Tighten each bolt, in sequence, an additional 180° using a 3-step process. See Fig 1 .
  4. Reverse removal procedure to complete installation. Start engine and let run until thermostat opens. Tighten head bolts, in sequence, 30-50°.
Fig 1: Cylinder Head Tightening Procedure Tighten bolts in sequence using a 3-step process.
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