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Lotus Esprit Series - Cylinder Head Nuts Tightening;Loosening

Lotus Esprit Series
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7.
Remove both cornshaft corrier housing previously described in
CAMSHAFTS.
b
8.
Release the exhaust downpipe from the exhaust manifold and remove
monifold (see Section S).
9.
Remove the water pump (see WATER
PUMP
r.emoval).
10.
Loosen the cylinder head nuts evenly, starting with the outer rluh and work
inward diagonally. See figure
14,
start at the highest number and progress
downward. Remove nuts and washers.
Remove the cylinder head
and the
cylinder head gasket.
Cyt:
Head
.
DaDth Pad
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Fig.
14
Cylinder Heod Nuts tighterlingjloosening sequence
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WARNING: Do
NOT
loy the cylinder heod face down on the bench unless it
is
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coveitso with protective niorer;~!, otherwise the mating face of the
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cylinder heod could be domoged.
Do
NOT
turn %&.engine without Cirst fitting cylinder liner clamps
otherwise the location of the liners could be disturbed.
To Replace
I
-
1.
Remove the cylinder liner clamps. Thoroughly clean bath the cylinder block
and cylinder head mating
foces (use Trichlorethelene or similar).
2.
Fit new cylinder head gasket. The gasket
is
fitted with 'Wellseal' applied
orynd the periphery of bdth sides
o*,
oil
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