Riviera V6-231 3.8L Turbo VIN 8 4-bbl (1983)
Cylinder Head Gasket: Technical Service Bulletins
Head Gasket - Installation Check List
Model Year
1983
Bulletin No. 83-180
File in Group 60
Number
46
Date
Aug. '83
SUBJECT:
V-8 DIESEL HEAD GASKET INSTALLATION CHECK LIST
MODELS AFFECTED: ALL DIESEL EQUIPPED VEHICLES
There are a number of items that must be considered when replacing a head gasket. The following checklist may help to make sure that you don't forget
anything.
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Latest head bolts have "-" on top of bolt along with vendor code.
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Wire brush head bolts to clean threads.
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Oil threads of bolts and underneath head.
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Dowel pins hold head off block.
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Dowel pins off location.
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No dowel pins.
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Cylinder heads warped more than .010 inches.
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Prechamber +/- .004 inches from head.
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No damage in sealing ring area.
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No stamps in seal area around water passage.
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Water passage seal surrounds all water passages.
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No chips in bolt holes
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Bolt holes in cylinder block drilled and tapped deep enough.
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Follow torque sequence and installation torque procedure
