Anyone know how to lift a 80 pound head (even with 2 people standing on either side of the vehicle) on to a 235
engine block?
engine block?
235 Head Install
Weston B
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Remove the manifold assembly (if not already done) to reduce overall weight.
Remove the rocker arm assembly.
Get a couple pieces of angle iron or 2x4. to make handles. Cut them to a comfortable length that go side to side but clear the inner fender wells by a couple of inches. Drill holes in them and bolt them to the rocker arm bolt holes. If using a 2x4 (which is more forgiving if you bump into painted surfaces), put washers under the bolt heads.
Put fender covers in place over both fenders.
Position the head gasket. Grab and lift head into place. Run a few head bolts in several turns to get things lined up.
Reassemble and torque everything according to the shop manual.
If you can't swing it using this method, the next stop is a crane style engine hoist. But be careful not to hit the hood, radiator, etc.
Remove the rocker arm assembly.
Get a couple pieces of angle iron or 2x4. to make handles. Cut them to a comfortable length that go side to side but clear the inner fender wells by a couple of inches. Drill holes in them and bolt them to the rocker arm bolt holes. If using a 2x4 (which is more forgiving if you bump into painted surfaces), put washers under the bolt heads.
Put fender covers in place over both fenders.
Position the head gasket. Grab and lift head into place. Run a few head bolts in several turns to get things lined up.
Reassemble and torque everything according to the shop manual.
If you can't swing it using this method, the next stop is a crane style engine hoist. But be careful not to hit the hood, radiator, etc.
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We were able to remove the head, in my garage, with the hood in place. The manifold was unbolted and removed. When installing the manifold, care is needed to make sure the manifold gasket is properly aligned. It took a couple tries to get it correct.
Really like the 2 x 4 handles suggested by stovebolt. We just muscled it out, and that wasn't the easiest to do.
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The intent of my approach is to leave the hood and everything else unrelated to the head in place.
The weight isn't the problem when 2 people are handling it - it's the awkward way you have to work over the fenders. Hence the handles.
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Hood can stay on. Like Ted noted, its awkward and a little unwieldy so take your time because as you have observed, that head is heavy. If you have the room, try making up a pair of guide pins out of some standard long bolts. Cut the head off and cut a slot in the top of the shaft to use a screwdriver or grind flats to use a small wrench to remove them when the head in in place. You don't want them too tall or you will have issues getting the head over them so just enough so they stick out of the head just a little.
These blocks do not have dowel pins in the block to locate the head and gasket and so its easy to get the gasket and head out of kilter when you are installing them so I use pins.
These blocks do not have dowel pins in the block to locate the head and gasket and so its easy to get the gasket and head out of kilter when you are installing them so I use pins.
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Good advice from the guy who knows more about these engines than anyone else here.
I don't have a loose cylinder head in front of me
but I think manifold side head bolts are the shortest. I would cut the guide bolts 1/4 to 1/2" taller than the head so you can grab them easily with a pair of pliers when you're done. Cutting a slot for a screwdriver sounds like the easiest way to remove them.You can also do the guide bolts thing when reinstalling the manifold.
Thanks
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