| The Mopar (Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth) A-Body (Dart, | | | | 1. Remove ALL of the bolts holding the head on. |
| Duster, Demon, Scamp, etc) engine compartment is | | | | There are 10. I found that if you only remove 9, the |
| rather small. A lot of the work to be done to an | | | | head won't come off. |
| engine that is installed takes some tricky | | | | 2. Grasp the front and back of the head, pull up. If |
| maneuvering, or shifting the engine around. | | | | you have head studs (like I do), pull it STRAIGHT up. |
| I recently purchased a new set of heads for the 360 | | | | 3. Open a beer and enjoy. |
| that's installed in my Duster. I wanted to remove the | | | | Driver's Side: |
| old heads without pulling the engine, and found that it | | | | 1. Remove ALL of the bolts holding the head on. |
| was a little complicated. Here's the sequence to | | | | 2. Jack up the driver's side of the car, place a jack |
| follow to complete this task: | | | | stand underneath the driver's side front. |
| 1. Disconnect battery, or at least the negative side of | | | | 3. Unbolt the motor mounts (both sides). |
| the battery. | | | | 4. Place a block of wood on your floor jack, position |
| 2. Remove the valve covers and associated hoses. | | | | the jack underneath the oil pan. |
| 3. Disconnect the exhaust pipes from the manifolds | | | | 5. Jack up the engine as far as it will go. This will give |
| or header collectors. | | | | you enough room to have the header drop down to |
| 4. Drain the radiator and block (open the drain plugs | | | | get the head off. If you have head studs (like I do), |
| on the side of the block). | | | | the head will hit the steering column if the engine isn't |
| 5. Unbolt the headers. | | | | jacked up. |
| 6. Remove the spark plug wires and spark plugs. | | | | 6. Grasp the front and back of the head, pull up. |
| Passenger Side Head Removal: | | | | 7. Open another beer and enjoy. |