Cylinder Head: Installation
- Clean cylinder block and head mating surfaces of gasket material, carbon and dirt. Ensure mating surfaces are free of nicks or scratches.
- Clean bolt hole threads in cylinder block to ensure proper bolt torque. If steel gaskets are used, apply thin, even coat of sealer to both sides of gasket.
- On composition steel asbestos gaskets, DO NOT use sealer. Install gaskets over dowel pins with "bead" side up. Install cylinder heads.NOTE: Use ONLY composition head gaskets without sealer on Corvette models.
- Apply sealing compound to head bolt threads. Install and gradually tighten in sequence to specification. See Fig 1. Tighten bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Reverse removal procedure to complete installation.