amolao wrote:Thanks for the pics, Hijacker....After taking the head off, can I turn it sideways or flip it to clean the bottom deck portion without dropping or loose any of the components like the shims, valve seals?
Do I need to bleed the lifters during this process?thanks
Modified by amolao at 7:32 PM 3/11/2010
no.... Do NOT tip the head over unless you have removed the rockers, shims, and lifters. if you need to clean that surface then baggie up all the valvetrain parts organizing them like "exh1-8, int1-8"
I would bleed them. It wont take long to do and its just a peace of mind kind of thing.
The gasket issue... Make sure the bead is even, not to big, not to small, and dont overtighten because the gasket will squeez out. good luck!