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: how about compressed air piped into the
: speak plug holes, after the rocker arm
: assembly is removed? One cylinder
: might do it, but I bet if you piped air
: to several, guaranteed to pop off -
: leave some nuts on the studs, loose, so
: the head doesn't fly off and kill you.
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: I've always thought that the rest of
: the
: world is a bit odd...
: And I don't recall C4 ever having been
: brought up on this board before.
: Anything that involves "very rapid
: expansion of gasses" is cool!
: Glen
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: "Lower the engine".
: "Wheels off the ground".
: "C4"?!
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: We ARE an odd bunch of mad scientists -
: you all DO realize that - right?
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: Speaking of blasting it. I have another
: possible method of removing the head.
: Nearly gauranteed to work. Simply
: remove a spark plugor two . Remove all
: or as many as possible of cylinder head
: nuts and or studs. Get some C-4 and
: pack it gently into spark plug hole.
: Get a small detonator like one used in
: a blasting cap and wire it to a battery
: with a switch in line quite a ways
: away. When you flip the switch the head
: will come off. I nearly gaurantee it..
: P.J.
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: Thanks. I will try that.
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: After you've "blasted" it for
: a
: while with the PB you can try this:
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: Hang the engine by the normal lift
: points, which are on the head. Just
: barely lift it off the ground (or
: mounts), so the entire weight of the
: block is carried by the stuck cylinder
: head studs. Double up some nuts ate
: the top of the studs to protect the
: stud threads and then whack away at the
: studs. Give each a shot or two and
: work your way around the head. You may
: not have to hit them very hard.
: Hopefully the weight of the block will
: put the studs in constant tension and
: help ease the crud encrusted studs
: free. If it works, just keep raising
: the engine enough to slowly drop the
: block free from the head.
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: If you have a MK II or III engine and
: some of the studs are badly corroded,
: let me know. I think I have a spare
: set somewhere.
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: Good luck Oscar - we've all been there
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: Ciao! - Jim M
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: Thanks Glen. I will try that.
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: Oscar
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: Try using PB Blaster, it's better than
: WD40.
: Determine which studs are frozen, the
: penetrating oil won't wick down, it
: will puddle up on top.
: You can heat the stud cherry red and
: let it cool, but that won't work if the
: corrosion is deep down.
: I would first try a blaster soak for a
: day or two, with double nuts and
: repeated whacks with a decent sized
: hammer on top of the studs.
: Glen
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: I am trying to remove the head from the
: block. Thanks
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: Which part of the removal are you
: having
: problems with? Are you trying to
: remove the head or the exhaust? It's a
: bit unclear from your post.
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: Doug L.
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: I am having a real hard time removing
: the
: head of an engine I bought on eBay.
: I've tried WD40, using the 2 nuts
: method, inserting a rope in the
: cylinders and using a floor jack. Is
: there anything else I can do? Those
: bolts on the exhaust side must have a
: lot of corrosion. How about welding the
: nut to the stud. Would the weld hold
: and turn the stud?
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