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damnthesenames
12-09-2003, 01:09 PM
I'm not trying to repost, but the searches are down at the moment. Is there a thread or a write up of removing the head? What all needs to be done/taken off so on? I just spent about 10 minutes looking over the engine bay and decited i'd like to read about someone else doing it first...

Thanks

_ Justin

it's paid for
12-09-2003, 02:20 PM
Mine's off right now . . . I'm sure I'm leaving off something, but this is how mine worked out . . .


put it up on ramps
drain engine oil & coolant
remove battery
label & then disconnect spark plug wires
spin engine to TDC at #1 (use timing marks at crankcase
opening mine takes a 17mm - spin it counter-clockwise)
mark position & then remove distributor
remove a/c pump (or whatever it is) and two engine mounting bolts near #1 cylinder
remove power steering pump
remove alternator (I had to replace mine)
remove all belts from crankshaft pulley (mine had 3)
remove crankshaft pulley nut (what a chore!)
remove valve cover
remove timing belt covers (mine has upper/lower)
detach relevant coolant hoses
detach relevant electrical wiring and connectors (ground to valve cover, et cetera)
remove (or cut off) timing belt
disconnect exhaust manifold at downtube
disconnect exhaust manifold support at engine block
disconnect metal tube going from exhaust manifold to intake manifold
remove cam-driven gear & shaft for oil pump
remove carburetor (first remove the air filter cover, et cetera)
remove head bolts
remove head
remove intake & exhaust manifolds
remove thing at end of head near #4 cylinder
take head to shop
- do not have valve guides knurlled and reinstalled - use new valve guides
- do not let the engine head slide off the bench onto a concrete floor


Please keep in mind, I have a 2G w/the EK1 engine & it's a little different than the 3G's . . . also . . .
1 - mark how belts were installed & reinstall with same orientation
2 - I use labeled envelopes for the fasteners
3 - take digital photos to help w/assembly & so forth

Hopefully, this will help . . . ? . . .

Justin86
12-09-2003, 03:07 PM
Well you don't have to remove the crank pulley unless you are changing the timing belt. It will help to know why you are removing the head so I can help you with shortcuts. The list above is everything and a lot of time you don't need to remove all that stuff. I have done it with just removing the exhaust and head bolts and the drain coolant.

damnthesenames
12-09-2003, 03:45 PM
I just bought my car... had a broken timming belt, so I had guessed the valves/pistons might be shot. I pulled off the valve cover, undid the rocker arm rod, and did a compression test. My results where somewhere in the range of 30-0-91-0. So I'm going to pull the head off, possiably fix, or possiably replace. That's why :) Thanks for your help, and any shortcuts you could offer :)
Its fuel injected, if that matters any

Justin86
12-09-2003, 03:54 PM
Ok I will get some info for you. check your PM