how long will it take to do???

just wondering...lol

about 8 hrs of work assuming you never done before, maybe longer.
the part that takes forever is cleaning the old gasket material off the deck and heads, then cleaning the threads on the deck. Or atleast that's what I hate most. It's a lot of little things.
drain coolant out of block, take the intake off, loosen the rockers so you can get to some of the bolts, take header bolts off, alternator and ps need to come off. Just a little sample of what you have in store.
Take your time and do it right once.

sounds about right. did the head on an inline 4, took about the same amount of time. you wouldn't beleive how much **** is on those engines, like, all of those sensors, random bolts that you have to be gumbi to even get to. its redonkulous. ok well thank you for the answer:beers:

AND drain the block by pulling the hex-head plugs that are down by the oil pan flange by the motor mounts so that you can install REAL brass drain petcocks for use later.

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, then cleaning the threads on the deck.

Why is this needed? I just replaced the gasket on my Volvo and didn't do this as no one mentioned to me it should be done...

Why is this needed? I just replaced the gasket on my Volvo and didn't do this as no one mentioned to me it should be done...

To clean out all the sealant and gunk from the threads. On Chevy engines you need to put some sealant on the head bolt threads or coolant will sneak through the threads and leak. I don't know a darn thing about Volvo engines, so maybe it isn't necessary as the head bolts may not be touched by the coolant.

I Hope you don't mind me jumping in on this Brandon. It took me about 5 hours to remove both my heads (350). I took my time to make sure I didnt miss anything being the novice that I am. I will be re-installing my heads soon but I still need to scrape/clean both deck surfaces and apparently the threads in order to re-install my heads. I have heard that a razor scraper & brake cleaner work on the deck surface but how do you clean the threads?? A small cylindrical wire brush?? Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Kurt

Kurt, they make thread chaser sets that are like a wierd looking bolt with 4 sections cut out of it. Just run that through the bolt holes.

Kurt, they make thread chaser sets that are like a wierd looking bolt with 4 sections cut out of it. Just run that through the bolt holes.

summit has a set for around 14 bucks. But I used a green scotch pad to scrub, and a can of brake cleaner to clean the deck.

To clean out all the sealant and gunk from the threads. On Chevy engines you need to put some sealant on the head bolt threads or coolant will sneak through the threads and leak. I don't know a darn thing about Volvo engines, so maybe it isn't necessary as the head bolts may not be touched by the coolant.

Ahh, that would be why. Yes, instructions just says to oil the bolts on the Volvo and they don't get anywhere near the coolant. I might swap heads on my 350 at some point so it's good to know though.