alternative way to install head gasket?
 

Is there any way to take off the head without taking off the intake manifold?

i am installing a new oem headgasket and srp head studs, but am having a hard time getting the head off

i have disconnected most everything...and wanted to know if there was anyway to do it without removing the im, or at least an easier way of getting the im off

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I never take off the intake manifold. I know the head is a little bit heavy but get a couple of your buddies and you'll be able to lift it off the block :-\

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did you unbolt the intake manifold from the pedestal thing?

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lol i just saw that...so now everything is unattached except for a sensor on the passenger side of the head and on some electrical component on the back...any easy ways to get them off...they both seem like they are gonna take some creative thinkinhg to get off..but its too dark now to keep working, and have any idea wut im doing

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You just unplug the electrical connections, easy.

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well i need to look at the one in the back of the im tomorrow with more light...but the one on the passanger side is held on by a brass nut, but thenut is kind of recessed into the head, making it very very hard to get to it with a wrench

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how about a socket??

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i never take off the IM or the manifold/turbo. they are not heavy they are aluminum lol!

disconnect everything. pull it off. easy as that.

https://www.homemadeturbo.com/jbliss/seng12.jpg

https://www.homemadeturbo.com/jbliss/t_head.jpg

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Alright...i got the studs into the block and the new hg...but the head wont drop all the way down...there is about a half inch gap. will that go away when i tighten down the studs?

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your probebly cought on that little oil skirt

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you probably left something in the way?

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dowel pins

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thanks...it was the dowel pins

Next question...im putting the timing belt on (i marked it and the cam gear)...but the marks dont line up anymore...how can i adjust the cam gear?

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you cant

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---- well then what do I do? my marks are off by a few notches now

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i only wish i was strong enough to do that all by my lonesome.....

nice work there big guy. ;D

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bump

What do I do??? THe timing belt is a few notches off from my marks...

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you need to relign it up properly before you tighten the tensioner. Take the belt off again and make sure its all lined up, keep an eye on it and have a friend help you.

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ouch...is that the only way to fix it?

when i took it off, i just slipped it off the cam gear

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remove/adjust/install the belt with the tensioner loose, then spin the motor over a few times counterclockwise. Then tighten the tensioner.

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so basically im going to go through the process of installing a new timing belt? If so, can i just use a new belt, or can i not because i didnt set the cam gear to tdc..i juyst marked it

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I don't know how it is on a honda, but there should be a mark for TDC on your cam gears somehwere. When this mark points directly up, the head should be at TDC. Then you just rotate your bottom end around to tdc, install the belt and there you go.