Opel 1900 1973, Service Manual

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12 1973 OPEL SERVICE MANUAL
INTAKE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD REMOVAL
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I N S T A L L A T I O N
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1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove air cleaner.
3. Disconnect throttle linkage at carburetor.
4. Disconnect vacuum advance line at carburetor.
5. Remove fuel line at carburetor inlet.
6. Remove positive crankcase ventilation hose at
rocker arm cover.
7. Disconnect E.G.R. lines from carburetor and in-
take manifold.
8. Disconnect exhaust pipe.
9. Remove six bolts attaching manifold assembly to
cylinder head and remove manifold and carburetor
as an assembly. Discard manifold gasket.
To separate intake and exhaust, manifold, remove
carburetor and four bolts using Tool J-23016, attach-
ing intake manifold to exhaust manifold. Always in-
stall a new manifold intermediate gasket when the
manifolds are separated.
Installation
1. Install new manifold gasket and place manifold in
position.
2. Install manifold bolts. New manifold to cylinder
head gasket must be installed whenever a manifold
is removed.
3. When installing the manifold, start with the No.
1 and No. 2 bolts. See Figure Gradually
tighten both bolts until snug. Then continue with the
rest of the bolts in the sequence illustrated in Figure
Torque bolts to 33 lb. ft.
Figure Manifold Tightening Sequence
4. Connect parts removed in Steps 1 8 above.
CYLINDER HEAD REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
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1. Drain coolant from radiator and block. Loosen
drain plug on right side of engine to avoid coolant
entering into
bores. Drain
plug is located on
the right rear of cylinder block above oil pressure
switch.
2. Remove hoses from thermostat housing. Collect
coolant as it contains anti-freeze.
3. Remove 6 intake and exhaust manifold attaching
bolts and swing assembly aside.
4. Remove spark plug wires from plugs.
5. Remove bracket bolt holding spark plug
away from cylinder head.
6. Remove rocker arm cover.
7. Remove 10 cylinder head bolts using 12 MM ser-
rated drive J-22915, and 2 cylinder head to timing
chain cover bolts with a 6MM hex head wrench. See
Figure
17.
Figure Serrated Bits
8. Remove three bolts attaching plate to front of
cylinder head.
9. Remove plastic screw from end of camshaft.
10. Remove 3 bolts attaching camshaft sprocket to
cylinder head. Slide sprocket off of camshaft and
remove head. Place head on bench supported at each
end by a block of wood to prevent damage to valves.
Installation
1. Install in reverse procedure to removal, paying
particular attention to the following: