One solution I have heard described is to put the spark plugs back in and
crank the engine, so that compression blows the head loose. I think you
would probably want to replace a few of the bolts loosely to keep it from
coming clean off. If your car is an old non-runner and incapable of
cranking this may not be helpful, I'm afraid. Good luck.
Adam Arabian had this to say:
>All,
> Working on my 52 TD and tried to get the cylinder head off today and
>had zero luck. All the bolts are removed per visual inspection and
>workshop manual (The rear head cover plate is still on, but I don't
>think that would impede the release of the head). According to the
>workshop manual you should loosen it up with, er, purcussive pursuasion
>(hit it with a hammer - with a block of wood between to soften the blow)
>but this did nada to it. I tried lifting it from the visible edges of
>the casting but to no avail (engine is still mounted in the car, and we
>actually were lifting the car up instead of breaking it loose).
>
> I'm assuming that its just that the gasket has turned to glue after
>sitting for 30 years. Any thoughts? Bigger hammer? Bolts I might have
>missed that need to be removed?
>
>Thanks,
>Adam Arabian
>
>
>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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