John,
This sounds like the same cry for help I made a few months ago. The
suggestion that worked for me was to stick a broom handle into one of the
center inlet ports and pull up. Popped it right off.
- Hugh
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of John
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 10:08 PM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Valve replacement for a newbie?
>
>
> Thanks to everyone for your responses regarding my broken
> valve problem.
>
> My mechanic says he'd be willing to help me out if I get in
> over my head so
> I decided to "wade in" and see what happens. I figured I'd
> take a look and
> see what condition the head, valves, and pistons are in
> before deciding how
> far to go with a rebuild - and who should do it. (I only
> paid $3K for this
> car so dropping in a new engine is out of the question). I
> also want to see
> if there is an obvious reason why the valve/spring/rocker
> broke. (The car
> wasn't driven for two years before I bought it - think that might have
> something to do with it?)
>
> So anyway, here's where I am: I used the instructions in a
> shop manual to
> remove the head cover, water pump, manifolds, rocker
> assembly, etc. but I
> need advice on pulling off the head. I've removed all the
> bolts (in the
> proper order) and disconnected the manifolds etc but the head
> won't budge.
> I've tried hitting it with a rubber mallet, rocking it, and
> even turned the
> engine by hand to no avail - the thing won't budge! Does
> anybody have any
> tricks for getting off a stuck head?
>
> John
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