Do i have to take out my carshafts and everything to replace the headgasket or can i remove the head as a whole by just removing the 9 or 10 main headbolts??

Ive looked at a haynes manual, all i can find is the complete assembly of the head

 

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Just take the head bolts off. May need to tap it with a rubber mallet or pry with pry bar to seperate it from old head gasket/block. Haynes manual should have arrows pointing to spots you can pry at.

 

what the christ is a carshaft... lol


and no u dont gota take the cams out on the D series head.

 

With dohc D u need to take cams out.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by joppe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">With dohc D u need to take cams out.</TD></TR></TABLE>no you dont.

1) Put pistons in TDC (refer to manual)

2) unplug everything that connect to the head. Dont worry about unpluging stuff from the intake manifold as it doesnt NEED to be removed.

3)remove valve cover

4) remove head bolts in the right order (refer to manual)

5) remove bolts that bolts intake manifold from Head

6) loosen timing belt tension nut and slide off belt off cam gear.

7) remove headers

8) have someone push intake manifold away from head so you can remove Head as a whole.

9)clean your surrfaces real good. (good time to clean valves and intake manifold ports)

10) install gasket and do everything in reverse order.

 

here is the ports for mani cleaned. (partially)


Head is off. Notice mani is still there


here you can see mani is being push out to remove/install head, then slid stud in mani and bolt down.

 

since u have a b16, yes, you need to remove the camshafts...they are in the way of the headbolts.....take your time and be careful

 

Wrong, he asked if you had to take the cams out if you are changing a DOHC's gasket, yes you do... Good luck with it.
*:EDIT:* Just saw Suck my DX's post :D

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SmokinB18A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wrong, he asked if you had to take the cams out if you are chaning a DOHC's gasket, yes you do... Good luck with it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Oh **** I forgot about about the bolts on DOHC's.
well what I said then applies to both but if its a DOHC then cams must be removed to.

 

while you're at it. its a good idea to replace exhaust and intake mani gaskets. like 2nd picture shows new gasket in also.

 

well actually im replacing the headgasket on my buddies 88 si, so im not working on my b16 this time..

I got alot of help from you guys even a little more then expected, thats why i love h-t.. thanks guys looks like it should be a breeze...

Any advice on how i should clean my parts while i have the head tore down?

 

I just replaced my snaped cam shaft, like a week ago. I didnt use anything to clean the cams. or anything in that matter off with any special solvent. I placed the cams in a shamie cloth, so that no fibers will get on it using a towel. When you'r putting it back together, get some engine lube. Put it under, and on top og the cams where there held on.

 

I didnt really clean any cams just make sure you dont have gunk. I used carb cleaner to clean up my valves, ports etc.

 

im kinda noobie at engine internals exactly which part is the valves?

 

The valves are connected to the camshafts which drive the carshaft which sits on top of the brogenshiber. Make sure you use a torque steer wrench to remove the carshaft.


(please disregard this message)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philkehn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im kinda noobie at engine internals exactly which part is the valves?</TD></TR></TABLE> they are the things that let air into the cylinders and exhaust out.

 

you should have 16Valves. in 4 groups of four.

 

found under the head thanks

 

no problem. Let us know how its goes, and remember to install cam back as they where, so timing wont be off.

 

Everything went fine i got held up when i was trying to figure out why it wouldnt start and i didnt have the valve cover grounded... all up and running now

 

cool man. glad it came out good.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philkehn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im kinda noobie at engine internals exactly which part is the valves?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I cant believe you werent flamed to hell over that comment.....

Props to you OP, I commend people like you who dont even know what a valve is, yet your not hesitant at all to just dig in and get to work.

 

heh i dont care what people on h-t have to say or flame about you dont learn unless you ask