swapping heads tomorrow

[civicex]

i'm replacing the head gasket, timing belt(don't even have one to begin with;)) any advice for my first swap and anything else i should replace, clean and etc?

edit:
it's a d16z6

[sharpie]

Get the shop manual for the car. Do what it says

[Capt'n Obvious]

there is 2 bolts under the im you have to get from the bottom hard to get to

[Capt'n Obvious]

there is 2 bolts under the im you have to get from the bottom hard to get to

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i can talk you through it and help with timing

[civicex]

there is 2 bolts under the im you have to get from the bottom hard to get to

3146515814
i can talk you through it and help with timing

thanks i had my buddy help me were stuck at putting the timing belt on and it atarted pouring. we have it set at top dead center so i believe its timed right on bottom and top but we dont know which bolt is for the tensioner bolt so we can get it back on. if anyone would like to come and help us tomorrow or so post or pm and ill sendnyou my address. you will be compensated 20 bucks or so. i need to get my car running asap:/

[Capt'n Obvious]

you just need to loosen tensioner bolt
not take it off

[civicex]

you just need to loosen tensioner bolt
not take it off

yeah we just got it lose everytime we get started it starts to rain . hopefully i get it put back together tonight.

[civicex]

yeah we just got it lose everytime we get started it starts to rain . hopefully i get it put back together tonight.

ok got it on now were peicing it back together. my question is that the head bolts say
8 6 2 4 10
9 3 1 5 7
do i go in numerical order? or straight across?

[lurch95hatch]

Always stager it like that, it is set that way so you don't warp the block or head.

[sharpie]

Yes go in that order and step the torque in the same order.

Step means you torque them at less torque then the manual calls for then you go back and torque them to spec.