| The Mopar (Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth) A-Body | | | | on. There are 10. I found that if you only |
| (Dart, Duster, Demon, Scamp, etc) engine | | | | remove 9, the head won't come off. |
| compartment is rather small. A lot of the | | | | |
| work to be done to an engine that is | | | | 2. Grasp the front and back of the head, pull |
| installed takes some tricky manuvering, or | | | | up. If you have head studs (like I do), pull |
| shifting the engine around. | | | | it STRAIGHT up. |
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| I recently purchased a new set of heads for | | | | 3. Open a beer and enjoy. |
| the 360 that's installed in my Duster. I | | | | |
| wanted to remove the old heads without | | | | Driver's Side: |
| pulling the engine, and found that it was a | | | | |
| little complicated. Here's the sequence to | | | | 1. Remove ALL of the bolts holding the head |
| follow to complete this task: | | | | on. |
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| 1. Disconnect battery, or at least the | | | | 2. Jack up the driver's side of the car, |
| negative side of the battery. | | | | place a jack stand underneath the driver's |
| | | | side front. |
| 2. Remove the valve covers and associated | | | | |
| hoses. | | | | 3. Unbolt the motor mounts (both sides). |
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| 3. Disconnect the exhaust pipes from the | | | | 4. Place a block of wood on your floor jack, |
| manifolds or header collectors. | | | | position the jack underneath the oil pan. |
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| 4. Drain the radiator and block (open the | | | | 5. Jack up the engine as far as it will go. |
| drain plugs on the side of the block). | | | | This will give you enough room to have the |
| | | | header drop down to get the head off. If you |
| 5. Unbolt the headers. | | | | have head studs (like I do), the head will |
| | | | hit the steering column if the engine isn't |
| 6. Remove the spark plug wires and spark | | | | jacked up. |
| plugs. | | | | |
| | | | 6. Grasp the front and back of the head, pull |
| Passenger Side Head Removal: | | | | up. |
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| 1. Remove ALL of the bolts holding the head | | | | 7. Open another beer and enjoy. |