After all of the work so far, my biggest sense of accomplishment came when I removed the cylinder head off the block. This was going to prove to be the most difficult of the pieces to get off so far. After I removed the valve cover gasket, I began to break loose each of the 12 head bolts on the cylinder head with a hand ratchet. It was very difficult to get each of the bolts off and I bashed my hands and knuckes more than once on the engine once a bolt broke free. I probably should have worn gloves.
After the head bolts were removed, I needed to remove the distributor cap and rotor before I could get to the timing chain and finaly remove the head.
The allan bolts on the distributor rotor started to strip and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get them out but I finaly got them loose and was able to remove it.
The bolts will need to be replaced when I put it back together.
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| Close up of the head and head bolts. |
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| Red piece is the distrubtor rotor. |
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| Head once I removed it. |
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| Bare block once head was removed. |
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