Cylinder Heads, Cylinders And Pistons - Suzuki Intruder 1978 Service Manual

1. Carburetor Holder
2. Bolt
3. Gasket Between A ir Shroud and Cylinder
Figure 3-48
Cylinder Heads, Cylinders
And Pistons
Cylinder Heads
Removal
1. Remove air shrouds.
2. Remove eight nuts, lockwashers and washers
secur ing cylinder heads to cyli nders, using a
13 mm socket and 3 in. extension. Carefully
remove cy li nde r heads and gaskets. Discard
qasket s. (See Figure 3-49.)
Inspection
1. Remove excessive carbon from ins ide cy li nder
head usi ng a nonferrous carbon scraper .
2. Inspect cooling fins fo r damage .
3. Wash cyl inder head in solvent and blow dry
using compressed air .
4. Place a straight edge across the gasket surface
of the head to detect any warpage. Measure in
several spots. If slight distort ion is present it
can be corrected by using
No.
400 sandpaper
on a surface plate and rubbing head in a
circular motion to remove high spots.
NOTE: Dying the gasket surface before you begin
will indicate high spots after some sanding .
Figure 3-49
Cylinders
Removal
1. Remove the cylinders as shown in Figure 3-50.
Using a mallet gently tap bottom of cylinder to
allow for easy remova l of the cylinder. Mark
each cylinder left or right to allow for proper
reassembly.
Figure 3-50
3-52 CYLINDER HEADS, CYLINDERS AND PISTONS