1.6L DOHC Head Gasket Replace IN CAR help

[interex]

On a 1993 1.6L Automatic, what, at the minimum must be removed to lift the head off the block? I have a 1993 Elantra with a Mitsu 1.6L engine (in the car) and it has a brand new head gasket which has either debris on it, or is already bad because it is allowing exhaust pressure to escape into the coolant line/radiator. I figured I could remove the valve cover and then the head bolts and lift the head a tad towards the timing belt and just pull the gasket off and slide a new one in and bolt the head back down without removing the intake manifold. The exhaust manifold wont be too much of a problem if it MUST be removed. This is a little more difficult than DOHC engines I'm used to. I know on my 1.8L Isuzu DOHC it is close to the same but I didnt have to unbolt a lot of stuff just to lift the head to change the gasket and that car is a D/D with no overheating issues at all. Any advice would be great!

I'm trying to do this without removing everything just to replace the gasket.

 

[Daaan]

dont cut corners and try to wiggle it off with other things still attached. i did this to a car at the junk yard, which i needed the cyl head, and i tried to wiggle it off. after i did this i looked at the surface of the head and there were deep scrapes on the head surface not too many of us know wbout that car. but im just warning you to not cut corners.. or bad things happen

 

[Black91TSiAWD]

I agree, do it right and do what it takes to get the head off.

Leaving the manifolds on the head will make it a little easier at least, less stuff to go back together.

 

[interex]

Yea, I guess so. I guess I'll pull the accessories off and then undo the exhaust pipe from the manifold and lift the head up as high as I can and replace the belt. I'm not going to put a lot of time and effort into this engine just to sell it off for $850 or less.