Another last ditch alternative that I have used........ Fill the
cylinders with water thru the spark plug holes, re-install the plugs ,
and turn the motor with a prybar on a breaker bar.
Either the head will break loose, or the rods will bend. BTDT with
success. It would be wise to check your rods for true if you use the
rope or water methods.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sally or Dick Taylor" <tr6taylor@webtv.net>
To: "Hugh Fader" <hfader@usa.net>
Cc: "6 Pack List (E-mail)" <6pack@autox.team.net>; "Triumph Mailing List
(E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 1:13 AM
Subject: Re: Stuck cylinder head tips (reprise)
> Hugh---Do your best to get the head/block studs out first. This will
> give you the advantage of knocking the head sideways, or lifting one
> side in trying to break it free.
>
> The wooden handle of a large tool, like a hammer, stuck into an
> intake/exhaust port can be a point of leverage.
>
> It's best not to resort to using a chisel here, tempting tho it may
be.
> Using the rope trick is severe, but can be done without bending parts.
>
> Some have been able to blow the head up a little with (a lot of)
> compressed air down a spark plug hole. I've never done this, but it
> sounds like this would work in many cases.
>
> Worse case scenario...Take off the pan, drop the crankshaft, pull the
> pistons out the bottom, and proceed to whack the head from the bottom
> up. Big job, and can mean engine or tranny removal.
>
> Dick T.
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