Genuine 1982 Chevrolet El Camino Cylinder Head

1982 Chevrolet El Camino Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to Remove the Cylinder Heads in V8 engine on 1982 Chevrolet El Camino?

  A: Omission of the following steps is permissible if the engine was removed from the car due to the purpose, If the vehicle is equipped with air conditioning it must be taken to a certified dealer or refrigeration technician for depressurization and under no circumstances should any hoses be disconnected while the system is pressurized. The required work starts with the elimination of the intake manifold as well as those for exhausts. Subsequently, unscrew the lower mounting bolt of the alternator and set the alternator aside along with the purpose of the removal of the lower bracket. If equipped delete the NC compressor and forward mounting bracket and plug all the hoses and fittings in order to avoid getting in dust. For those cars with power steering, have the use of wire to hold the pump and pull it down from the bracket without disconnecting the hoses. If not done previously, the coolant should be drained out of the engine block through the drain plugs that are fitted at the sides of the block. Loosen and take off the rocker arm cover with the help of the bolts holding it and lifting the cover off the cylinder head, if necessary one should hit the front of the cover in order to get rid of the gasket seal but not on the sealing surfaces. The component of the valve mechanisms must not be mixed once they have been dismantled during replacement; they should be replaced in sets with their own box or rack with numbers referring to the cylinder of the engine. Take out each of the rocker arm nut and put it right where it belongs on the cardboard box or rack. Raise each of the rocker arms, which has the rocker balls, off the studs and locate each of them appropriately on the boxes or racks as they are numbered. Make holes to the cardboard box or rack, remove every push rod from the cylinder head and insert them to the holes you have punched. Turn each of the cylinder head attaching bolt a quarter turn until they can be right removed while making note of the length of each bolt so that they can be replaced. Remember the number of bolts undone as this varies with the models; small-block engines have 17 bolts while big-block 16. Together with an assistant, raise the head assemblies up, out of the engine compartment, and remember that they are rather weighty. Do not try to loosen the head with a wrench and damage the sealing surfaces; one can use a hammer and a piece of wood hitting the top gently at both ends. Last, position the heads upright on some woods to avoid an accident of falling on the ground.