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Re: Got my manifolds off, but the head is stuck

To: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
Subject: Re: Got my manifolds off, but the head is stuck
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 20:47:23 -0800 (PST)
Cc: midgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>, mgs <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
In-reply-to: <3654E323.15BF75E@lucent.com>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Bill,
hit the studs with a hammer a small punch (so you don't mess up the
threads) every once in a while while it is soaking.  This helps.
Ulix


On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, William M. Gilroy wrote:

> William M. Gilroy wrote:
> > 
> > I now have the following off:  both manifolds, valve rocker, water pump,
> > and all 10 nuts holding the head,  but the head is still stuck tight.
> > Here is what I have tried:
> > 
> Almost everyone has suggested that I remove all of the studs then try to
> remove the head.  So I headed home and gave it a try.  I used two nuts
> screwed together to unscrew the studs.  This worked fine on 7 out of 10
> of the studs.  The last three are really stuck.  I spray some PB blaster
> on them and walked away.  I really don't want to break one of these studs
> off in the block.  That could only make my problems worse.  
> 
> My questions is this, just how much force can I apply to the studs before
> breaking them becomes an issue?  Or if someone has a better idea on how to 
> get them out let me know.  Anyway thanks for all of the advice on getting
> this apart.  
> 
> Bill
>  
> --
> William M. Gilroy
> 77 Midget
> E-mail:    wmgilroy@lucent.com
> Telephone: 732-957-4775
> Fax:       732-957-4775
> 

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
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                                                           '67 Sprite


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