Cylinder Head Replacement - Right Side
REMOVE OR DISCONNECT1. Negative battery cable
2. Drain cooling system.
3. Crossover pipe to manifold clamps.
4. Rotate Engine.
5. Exhaust crossover heat shield.
6. Spark plug wires at right head.
7. Valve cover.
8. Intake manifold.
9. Pushrods.
10. Cylinder head bolts.
11. Cylinder head.
CLEAN
^ Gasket surfaces on the cylinder head, cylinder block and the intake manifold.
^ Cylinder block bolt threads.
^ Cylinder head bolts.
INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Place the gasket in position over the dowel pins with the note "This Side Up" showing.
2. Cylinder head.
Head Torque Sequence:
3. Coat the cylinder head bolt threads with GM sealer (p/n 1052980) or equivalent, and install bolts.
Tighten
^ Head bolts in sequence to proper torque as illustrated
4. Intake gasket.
5. Pushrods loosely retained with rocker arms.
CAUTION Make sure pushrods seat in lifter.
6. Rocker arm nuts.
7. Intake manifold.
8. Valve covers.
9. Spark plug wires.
10. Crossover heat shield.
11. Rotate engine back to its normal position.
12. Crossover pipe to manifold clamps.
13. Fill cooling system.
14. Negative battery cable.