Car: 77 Midget that refuse to come apart easily. I finally got all of the studs out of my head. The last three were removed with a Sears stud extractor. Worked like a champ. Thanks for all of the adv
For starters, leave the car jacked up like this over the nights and days while you are deciding what next to do. It also might help to leave the car in this state while trying other techniques. A lon
I just want to point out one little thing so that you don't fell so bad. The potential water in your cylinder is doing exactly what you were trying to do with the rope in the cylinder. Of course the
I wouldn't worry about bent rods. Bent rods usually happen with the engine at speed, so the whole momentum of the CAR is used to compress the incompressable and the rod takes the worst of it. I don't
I know this is going to sound like I'm asking a dumb question but: Are you absolutely certain that you have removed ALL of the head bolts/studs? How many were there? I mean this seems like way too m
Hal, Fair question. Sometimes the obvious is not so obvious. Yes I am sure I have gotten all of the head bolts and stud out. There were 10 total. There is nothing else bolted to the head as far as I
<< I don't the starter has nearly enough torque to bend a rod. >> Me neither, BUT I recently saw a picture of a stripped engine that had bent a rod while it was being cranked with water in the cylind
Hurray! My head finally came off, well not mine but the cars. This is how it happened. Last night I left the car jacked up by the head and applied PB Blaster around where the head meets the block. Th
Can you wedge a bottle jack between a chassis member and something bolted to the head. The idea is to use the jack to slowly press upward on the head but not to lift the car. I've heard this method u
<< Hurray! My head finally came off, well not mine but the cars. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It might be good to analyze what caused the extreme attraction between your head and block.
Looking at the head gasket, head, and block I could not find any signs of gasket cement. The gasket itself appeared to be a metal sandwiched between a layer of paper (or something like paper). That s
Hi again. How many miles are on that 1500? Original head gasket with twenty one years on it. Wowsers. If you get another fiber gasket (what you described) you might spray it with silver spraypaint, o
I've had great success with the Turbo Metro head gasket. Better results than the competition copper gaskets. It has a slightly tacky finish that means you apply it to a clean dry surface directly. I'