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perform a valve clearance check on the
following
valves:
No.
1 Intake
No.
1 Exhaust
No.4 Intake No. 3 Exhaust.
No.8 Intake No.7 Exhaust
Position the crankshaft in POSITION
B shown in Fig. 5 and install the push
rods, apply Lubriplate or equivalent to the
valve stem tips, install the rocker arms and
perform a valve stem clearance check on
the following
valves:
No. 3 Intake No. 2 Exhaust
No. 7 Intake No. 6 Exhaust
Position the crankshaft in POSITION
C shown in
Fig.
5 and install the push
rods,
apply Lubriplate to the valve stem
tips, install the rocker arms and perform a
valve
stem
clearance
check on the
following
valves:
No.
2 Intake No. 4 Exhaust
No.
5 Intake No. 5 Exhaust
No.
6 Intake
No.
8 Exhaust
7. Clean the valve rocker arm covers
and the cylinder head gasket surfaces.
Apply oil-resistant sealer to one side of
new cover
gaskets.
Lay the cemented side
of the gaskets in place in the covers.
8.
Position
the
covers
on
the
cylinder
heads.
Make sure the gasket seats
evenly all around the head. Install the
bolts. The cover is tightened in two steps.
Torque the bolts to specifications. Two
minutes later, torque the bolts to the same
specifications. .
9.
Install the intake manifold, dis-
tributor and related parts by following
procedures under Intake Manifold Instal-
lation.
10.
Connect the accelerator cable and
retracting
spring.
Install the vacuum lines
that were disconnected from the intake
manifold during removal.
11. Clean and install the crankcase
ventilation system.
12.
Install
the
distributor
cap.
Position the spark plug wires in the
harness brackets on the valve rocker arm
covers and connect the wires to the
plugs.
Connect the high tension lead at the coil.
13. If. equipped with air conditioning,
install the condensor.
14.
Place the radiator shroud over the
fan.
Install the radiator and connect the
hoses.
If
equipped
with
automatic
transmission,
connect the oil cooler lines
at the radiator. Install the radiator shroud
attaching bolts.
15.
Raise the
vehicle.
Remove the oil
pan and install new gaskets and seals
following
procedures
under
Oil Pan
Removal and Installation.
Lower the vehicle.
16.
Fill and bleed the cooling system.
Fill the crankcase with the proper grade
and quantity of engine oil.
17.
Start the engine and check and
adjust the ignition
timing.
Connect the
distributor vacuum
lines.
18. Operate the engine at fast idle and
check all hose connections and gaskets for
leaks. When the engine temperature has
GROUP
8-
ENGINE
stabilized adjust the engine idle speed and
idle fuel mixture.
19.
Adust the transmission throttle
linkage. Install the air cleaner and intake
duct assembly.
CAMSHAFT REAR BEARING BORE
PLUG
REMOVAL
1.
On a vehicle with a manual-shift
transmission, remove the transmission,
clutch pressure plate and disc following
the procedures in Group 6.
On a vehicle with an automatic
transmission, remove the transmission and
converter housing following the procedure
in Group 7.
2.
Remove the flywheel attaching
bolts and remove the flywheel. Remove
the engine rear cover
plate.
3.
Remove the core plug.
INSTALLATION
1. Using tool T70P-6011-A, install
the core plug.
2. Coat the flywheel attaching bolts
with
oil-resistant sealer. Position the
engine rear cover plate on the cylinder
block dowels. Position the flywheel on the
crankshaft flange. Install and torque the
attaching bolts in sequence across from
each other to
specifications.
On a vehicle with a manual-shift
transmission, install the clutch pressure
plate, disc and the transmission following
the procedures in Group 6.
On a vehicle with an automatic
transmission, install the transmission and
converter housing following the procedure
in Group 7.
VALVE LIFTER
Before replacing a hydraulic valve
lifter for noisy operation, be sure the noise
is not caused by incorrect valve lash or by
worn rocker arms or push
rods.
REMOVAL
1.
Remove the intake manifold and
related parts by following procedures
under Intake Manifold Removal.
2.
Remove the crankcase ventilation
regulator valve from the valve rocker arm
cover.
3. Remove the valve rocker arm
covers. Loosen the valve rocker arm
fulcrum bolts and rotate the rocker arms
to the side.
4.
Remove the valve push rods and
identify them so that they can be installed
in their original
positions.
5.
Using a magnet, remove the valve
lifters and place them in a rack so that
they can be installed in their original bores
(Fig.
26)
;
If the valve lifters cannot be removed
from their bores due to excessive varnish,
etc., it may be necessary to use a
plier-type tool or a claw type tool to
remove the
lifters.
Rotate the lifter back
and forth to loosen it from the gum or
varnish that may have formed at the
lifter.
INSTALLATION
Tappets or lifters and bores are to be
lubricated with heavy engine oil MS before
installation.
1.
aean
and install the valve lifters
in the bores from which they were
removed.
If a new lifter(s) is being
installed, check the new lifter(s) for a ·free
fit in the bore in which it is to be
installed.
Lubricate the lifter(s) and bore(s) with
heavy engine oil MS before inserting it in
the bore.
2. Install the push
rods
in their
original
position.
Apply Lubriplate or
equivalent to the valve stem
tips.
3. Position the
No.
1
piston
on TDC
at the end of the compression stroke,
POSITION A in
Fig.
5. Lubricate with
heavy engine oil MS and install the rocker
arm, fulcrum seat and bolt on the
following valves:
No.
1 Intake
No.
1 Exhaust
No. 4 Intake
No.
3 Exhaust
No. 8 Intake No. 7 Exhaust
Position the crankshaft in POSITION
B, Fig. 5. Lubricate and install the rocker
arm, fulcrum seat and bolt on the
following
valves:
No.3 Intake No. 2 Exhaust
No. 7 Intake
No.
6 Exhaust
Position the crankshaft in POSITION
C, Fig.
5.
Lubricate and install the rocker
arm, fulcrum seat and bolt on the
folloWing valves:
No. 2 Intake No. 4 Exhaust
No. 5 Intake
No.
5
Exhaust
No. 6 Intake
No.
8 Exhaust
Be
sure that the fulcrum seat bue ia
inlerted in ita slot on the cylinder head
before tightenm, the attachm,
bolt.
Tighten
the
fulcrum
bolts
to
specification.
Check the valve clearance
following
the procedure under Valve
Oearance
-
Checking
Procedure.
4. Install
the valve rocker arm
covers. Install the crankcase ventilation
regulator valve in the valve rocker arm
cover.
S.
Install the intake manifold and
related parts by following procedures
under Intake Manifold
Installation.
VALVE LIFTER DISASSEMBLY
The internal parts of each hydraulic
valve lifter assembly are matched seta. Do
not
intermix
the
parts.
Keep
the

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