Head job 8v71

[desi arnaz]

Dose anyone know where I can find a vidieo of head removal on my 8v71
I took the cover off and found antifreeze  and some surface rust on the parts that say Jacobs on them, dal sent me the book but I have trouble with directions and find it easier if I see it first.

[TomC]

If you've taken a head off a car-not much different then that.  Good Luck, TomC

[desi arnaz]

Everybody says it is not easy, seems to be a spring rail that has to be removed before I even get to the bottom bolts.then ther is a rod attached to that. Wat about all the fuel pipis inside?
These also are different as they are jake heads,at least that's what it says.

[luvrbus]

Remove the fuel lines,remove the Jakes,remove the fuel rod you call the spring rod to do that remove the top of the governor,remove the 2 pins holding the rod,remove the rods after you remove fuel rod best to remove the injectors so the tips don't get damaged   

I don't know what to tell you about the exhaust system we all do it different me I would roll the engine out the front head is a bitch for me without removing the blower maybe not for Dallas he is long and thin lol I don't envy you

good luck you will need it never doing one before

[bobofthenorth]

I know less than nothing but FWIW I watched carefully while "Oscar" at Camp Luke did my inframe.  That was an 8-92 but I think the principle will apply.  It looked to me as though the tricky bit about the head was getting it back in place more than removing it.  There wasn't a head gasket like you would see on a conventional engine - instead there's a bunch of o-rings that could easily get disturbed when you set the head back down.  Doing that on a stand outside the engine bay would be orders of magnitude simpler than wrastling that big head back - gently - into place.  IMHO anyway.

[Van]

Word to the wise, take photo's of everything you take apart... before you take it apart   
Then inventory everything before you bag it, and label it All the best!