Gylinder Head
lnstallation (cont'dl
18. When installing the cylinder head cover, hold the
rubber seal in the groove by placing your fingers on
the camshaft contacting surfaces (top of the semi-
circles).
Once the cvlinder head cover is on the cylinder
head, slide the cover slightly back and forth to seat
the rubber seal.
NOTE:
. Before installing the cylinder head cover, clean
the cylinder head contacting surfaces using a
shop towel.
. Do not touch the pans where liquid gasket was
aDplied.
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Tighten the nuts in 2 or 3 steps. In the final step,
tighten all nuts, in sequence, to 9.8 N'm (1 0 kgf'm,
7.2 tbf.ft).
20. After installing, check that all tubes, hoses and con-
nectors are installed correctlY.
VTEC
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1. Set rh6 No. I Diston at TDC.
2. Remove the ignition wire cover and the wires.
3. Remove the ignition clamps while pulling up on the
lock.
4.Remove the cylinder head cover.
Push the mid rocker arm on the No. 1 cylinder man-
ually.
Check that the mid rocker arm moves independent-
ly of the primary and secondary rocker arms.
6 x 1.0.nm9.8 N.m 11.0 lgfm, 7.2 lbf.ftl
SECONDARYROCKER ARM
7. Check the mid rocker arm of each cvlinder at TDC.
. lf the mid rocker arm does not move, remove the
mid, primary and secondary rocker arms as an
assembly and check that the pistons in the mid
and primary rocker arms move smoothly.
. lf any rocker arm needs replacing, replace the
primary, mid, and secondary rocker arms as an
assemblv.
NOTE: Refer to page 6-78 when installing cylinder head
cover.
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