Install Cylinder Head - Briggs & Stratton Vanguard 430000 User Manual

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Figure 27
NOTE: Lightly coat valve stems with Valve Guide
Lubricant #93963, before installing valves.
3. Install valves.
4. Install valve springs (Figure 28) with Valve
Spring Compressor #19417.
Figure 28
NOTE: After installing valve spring retainer locks,
tap valve spring retainer lightly with a soft hammer
to ensure locks are seated.

Install Cylinder Head

1. Place cylinder head gasket over alignment
dowels on cylinder block (Figure 29).
NOTE: Make sure coolant, oil passages, and head
bolt holes are aligned.
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Figure 29
2. Install cylinder head assembly.
3. Lubricate threads of cylinder head bolts with
engine oil.
4. Torque head bolts in 10 ft. lbs. (13.0 Nm)
increments in sequence shown (Figure 30).
Figure 30
NOTE: Current style head bolts are 9 mm diameter.
Early style head bolts are 8 mm diameter. Torque
specifications are different. Torque bolts to values
listed in Section 14 - Engine Specifications.
5. Lubricate push rods with engine oil then
install with recessed end up.
6. Install valve stem caps on valve stems. Install
rocker arm assembly (Figure 31).
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