Cylinder head to cylinder/barrel fit?

[Tippy]

Does the head fit snugly to the cylinder/barrel or is there some looseness where the head can shift around slightly?

3.2L BTW.

[cgarr]

Not snug, they do shift around a slight bit.

[Tippy]

Thanks Craig! I thought I was hosed!

Great work on my heads!

[Tippy]

So, should I have the head nuts loose, install the cam housing/tower over the studs and dowels on the heads, and then snug the head nuts down before torquing?

When I was messing around and I hadn't torqued the heads down (just snug), I noticed the cam towers wouldn't easily slide over the studs. Being the heads shifted around somewhat, I figured they may not seat exactly in the exact spot needed after torquing making the towers a struggle to slde on.

Am I missing something?

[cgarr]

Seal, bolt and torque up the heads to the cam towers then install them on the cylinders as a set and torque them down.

Work the complete set down slowly as you will have the oil return tubes in there. Go around with 5# increases or so.

[Tippy]

Originally Posted by cgarr

Seal, bolt and torque up the heads to the cam towers then install them on the cylinders as a set and torque them down.

Work the complete set down slowly as you will have the oil return tubes in there. Go around with 5# increases or so.

Ah yes, I totally forgot about that method.

Thanks again!

One more question:

All my heads have the temp sensor hole/boss. I thought only 1 (#3 cylinder) out of the set does?

[cgarr]

3.2 heads have them in all heads so you can put any head on any cylinder but I did notice that one of your heads temp port did have a plug in it for some reason...

I would guess its easier to just manufacture them all the same?

[Tippy]

Ah, I see. I'm good to go then.

Thanks!