Reconditioning and Exchange of Cylinder Heads

General

Cylinder heads with worn valve guides, valve seats. or spark plug inserts may be sent to the factory for reconditioning.

When the cylinder heads are being reconditioned, the combustion chamber displacement is measured and so indicated in cubic centimeters.

Make sure that cylinder heads used in one engine have the same combustion chamber displacement (permissible deviation is +/- 1 cc).

Reworked cylinder heads must be checked for combustion chamber displacement and the appropriate value stamped into the head. Should it be not possible to send the cylinder heads back to the factory for overhaul, the job may be performed locally providing that the required equipment is at hand.

Removing and installing Valve Guides

Removal

1. Drill valve guides with a 12 mm (0.427 in) drill to loosen in their seats.

2. If a heating oven is available. the guides need not be drilled but, instead, the head heated to approx. 180 deg C (356 deg F),

3. Using a punch of proper size (see illustration), drive the valve guides out towards the combustion chamber,

Installation

The valve guide receiving bores in the cylinder head will have widened somewhat during the removal Consequently. oversized valve guides will have to be used and properly fitted into the head.

1. Precisely measure the valve guide receiving bores in the head.

2. Machine the oversize valve guides on a lathe to bring to outside diameter matching that of the bore in the head. The required preload for the in take and exhaust valve guides is 0.041 - 0.06 mm (0.0016 - 0.0024 in).

3. Press the valve guides into the cylinder head from the rocker arm side. Use tallow for lubrication.

4. Ream the guides with a broach reamer or a precision drill to a diameter of 10 mm E7.

If necessary, the valve guides may be reamed with a conventional reamer.

Removing and installing Valve Seat Inserts:

1. Using a portable electric grinder, grind through a valve seat insert so that it loosens in its seat.

2. Drive the old seat insert out.

3. Precisely measure the seat receiving bore in the head.

4. Machine the oversize valve seat inserts on a lathe to bring to outside diameter matching that of the bore in the head.

The required preload is as follows:

Intake valve insert: 0.15 - 0.19 mm (0.006 to 0.0075 in)
Exhaust valve insert: 0.10 - 0.15 mm (0.004 to 0.006 in)

5. Heat cylinder head to approx. 200 deg C (392 deg F).

6. Using an appropriate driver, drive the valve seat insert into place.

7. Allow the cylinder head to slowly cool to room temperature.

Table of Dimensions for Valve Guide Installation

(l mm = 0.03937 in)

Valve Guide Size	Valve Guide Outside Dia.	Diameter of Receiving Bore in Cylinder Head
Standard	14,048 - 14,059 mm	14,000 - 14, 008 mm
1st oversize	14, 248 -14,259 mm	14,200 - 14,208 mm
2nd oversize	14,448 - 14,459 mm	14,400 - 14,408 mm

Table of Dimensions for Valve Seat Insert Installation

Insert Size	Insert Outside Diameter	Diameter of Receiving Bore in Cylinder Head
Standard (intake)	41,182 - 41,198 mm	41,000 - 41,025 mm
1st oversize (intake)	41,502 - 41,518 mm	41,328 - 41,352 mm
Standard (exhaust)	37,120 - 37,140 mm	36,990 - 37.020 mm
1st oversize (exhaust)	37,680 - 37,700 mm	37,550 - 37.580 mm

Last modified: Mon, 17 Jan 2005

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