"How to" on changing head gasket 92 240?

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"How to" on changing head gasket 92 240?



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Hello,

As much as some people hate them, the haynes manuals are very good on this
subject, apart from some not very clear advice on whether you need to use
new 'stretch bolts', so it's better/safer to use new ones anyway.
The job is not technically difficult, if you go at it steadily, in an
organised manner, but you need to follow all procedures and tests
meticulously, or damage can be done without you even knowing it until later
on, a trustworthy assistant can be of benefit (the head is heavy).
The need for the head/block to be skimmed/refaced should be considered
especially if the engine severely overheated, and the redblocks are somewhat
notorious for corrosion between the water journals and the cylinders.
If you are doing the head, have you thought about changing the timing belt
as well? Do the intake valve stem seals need renewing? It's a waste of
effort not to really, when you have ready access to it!
But where a manual or instruction says 'tighten to xxxft/lbs torque', then
do just that; I thought I knew better once, then very expensively discovered
I was wrong.

Best wishes, Ken
 
You should use new stretch bolts and also inspect the freeze plugs for
corrosion. Change the front seals too. Plastiguage the cam keepers for wear
and check for cracks. Line up the timing belts for the cam and interidate
shaft and check that the distributor roter points to the no.1 plug
wire.Sometimes the belt gets replaced without doing this and they just pull
the distributor and reset it. The B230 is a non interferance engine so if
you need to turn the crank or cam to line the marks uo it will not hurt
anything. Good luck. BTW except for a Pinto, these are the easyest cars to
work on.
 
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