re: MC head removal

["Matt Martinsen" <mattmartinsen@hotmail.com>]

Phil's outline is pretty good, a couple points though where the MC and 
MB likely differ, mostly self explanatory such as no aux. radiator and 
the after-run coolant pump and injector fan aren't in the way.  Probably 
of most use is that the head can be removed and installed with both the 
turbo and the intake manifold installed.  This makes it much easier 
since one bolt on the turbo-manifold is quite difficult to access.  On 
mine I removed the fuel lines from the distributor, thought in 
retrospect it probably would have been easier to remove the distributor 
with the lines attatched.  Either way.  I'm not sure how many hours it 
took me.  It started out as replacing a cracked EM, four (4!) broken 
studs later (snapped right off with virtually _no_ resistance) required 
the head removal.  I do know that dealer quote for replacing the EM was 
four hours, without head removal.  Not an afternoon job.
-Matt Martinsen

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