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It's pretty straight forward. I like to use those roloc yellow/green pads to clean the surface of aluminum or iron because it won't eat the metal away.
You can also take a old head bolt and cut a big slot in it all the way down the threads. Then use that to clean out the threads in the block.
The thread chasers for head bolts are surprisingly cheap. I also use 3m bristles. They are like ketchup for people who like to restore stuff. There is plenty of room to change the heads in a truck. It is very easy.
Heads are off. Took me a couple of hours taking my time.
Lessons learned:
1. Driver side is a little harder
2. Take the bottom head bolts loose first before removing the header bolts
3. Steering shaft needs to come loose
4. Take the spark plugs out of the driver side
Now to clean it up and put it back together. I’ve got eBay headstuds and engine assembly line. Any pointers on those?
Don't torque the ebay head studs to ARP torques specs or use ARP ultratorque on them. Might seem obvious to some, but it wasn't to me at that point and I broke a couple. Use oil or whatever the seller recommends and torque to their specs.
10-27-2018, 06:15 PM
Head swap - need pointers
