Town & Country Van V6-201 3.3L VIN R SMFI (1990)
Cylinder Head Gasket: Service and Repair
Cylinder Head Installation
Fig. 29 Head Gasket Installation
INSTALLATION
1. Clean all surfaces of cylinder block and cylinder heads.
2. Install new gaskets on cylinder block Fig. 29.
Fig. 30 Checking Bolts For Stretching (Necking)
3. The cylinder head bolts are torqued using the torque yield method, they should be examined BEFORE reuse. If the threads are necked down, the
bolts should be replaced Fig. 30.
4. Necking can be checked by holding a scale or straight edge against the threads. If all the threads do not contact the scale the bolt should be
replaced.