DELOREAN WORKSHOP MANUAL - Free

Remove the cylinder head locating sleeves (C) and
(D).
Use paint stripper to clean the gasket faces on the
cylinder block and head.
Take care not to introduce any foreign matter into
the oilways (4) and (5) which might block the
rocker arm oil jet holes and lead to excessive wear
of cam lobes and rocker fingers.
REFITTING
Check that the camshaft sprocket driving pin is
uppermost. (Fig. 35)
Avoid any slackening of the timing chain. If it
becomes slack accidentally then it is imperative
that the timing cover be removed in order to
release the tensioner.
In this case, use the dummy bearing to prevent
the valve timing becoming out of phase.
Oil tightness between cylinder head and timing
cover.
Cut the timing cover gasket off level with the
cylinder head gasket face.
Cut sections from new gaskets to replace the
above.
Use gasket cement to hold new gaskets in place
and seal joint at cut area.
Insert a 3 mm (1/8") dia. pin punch into each
locating roll pin hole and press the dowels against
them. (Fig. 36)
Fit a new cylinder head gasket dry. Fit the cylinder
head, taking care not to move the timing cover
gaskets. Insert the timing cover fixing bolts and
hand tighten them.
Line up the driving peg and hole and enter the
camshaft into the sprocket carefully. Make sure
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