How do you replace the head gasket in a ka24de?

Answer 1

Drain coolant from motor. Remove spark plugs then turn the motor over so that #1 piston is at TDC on the COMPRESSION STROKE. Make sure the crank pulley '0' mark lines up with the pointer. Remove valve cover. Make note of timing marks on sprocket and chain. What ever you do, make sure the motor is NOT turned from this point on or your cam timing can get screwed up. At this point you need to install a wedge down between the two sides of the chain so that the chain doesn't drop down and disengage from the bottom crank sprocket or it will lose it's timing position. The wedge should have a wire attached to it which will hang over the edge of the timing cover so that it can be pulled easily; you can use nylon ties instead to hold each side of the chain up. Remove cam sprocket. Disconnect intake manifold at head. Disconnect exhaust manifold at head. Disconnect all remaining electrical connectors/wires going to head and mark them. Disconnect all vacuum lines attached to head and mark them. Remove head bolts in the correct order as follows: 2 8 10 5 3

<== front of motor

4 6 9 7 1 Head bolts should be loosened in two to three steps. While you have the head off, this would be a good time to regrind the valves/seats and to install new valve stem seals if you've got a lot of miles on car. Check head surface for straightness. Tighten head bolts in the correct order as follows: 9 3 1 6 8

<== front of motor

7 5 2 4 10 First time around tighten to 22 ft-lb. Second time to 59 ft-lb. Loosen all bolts completely. Tighten to 25 ft-lb. Tighten to 62 ft-lb. You really need an FSM as a guide to do it right. -----------thanks to rogoman from nico club