Cylinder head

[Acmerica]

Needing to remove cylinder heads on my 4.6 2v what all needs to be removed to take out head bolts?

 

[96blak54]

If you are asking whats needed to be removed to remove the heads.....Remove valve covers, harmonic dampener, water pump pulley, steering pump, front timing cover, timing chains. It can be a task but not a difficult one.

 

[Acmerica]

If you are asking whats needed to be removed to remove the heads.....Remove valve covers, harmonic dampener, water pump pulley, steering pump, front timing cover, timing chains. It can be a task but not a difficult one.

That is what I needed to know. Thank you

 

[ttocs]

would this help?

yea its a truck so there will be some things that are different but it gets you in the ballpark of what to expect.

 

[Acmerica]

would this help?

yea its a truck so there will be some things that are different but it gets you in the ballpark of what to expect.

Yes it would thank you

 

[96blak54]

Felpro permatex head gaskets are very friendly to unmachined deck surfaces like we garage engine builders use.

 

[Snorky]

I'd recommend pulling the followers as well before you remove the timing chains

 

[RAU03MACH]

and the rear of the block
coolant tubes
wire harness brackets
egr tube

 

[Snorky]

Don't forget to unbolt your dipstick

 

[I_LIKE_TURTLEZ]

It's a job. Pay for a week of service data access from Ford and follow the instructions, last thing you want is the mechanical timing getting screwed up, luckily it's a 2v.

We should have never moved away from pushrods in v-engines, you can take apart an LS in an hour. One chain.. one man.. sigh.