John
Have use the compressed air to pop the cylinder
head off. The way I did it was to attach a piece
of pipe with the correct threads in the spark
plug hole. The pipe had a connector with a quick
release adaptor on it. Then turned on the
compressor so that it slowly built pressure in
the cylinder. You will know when it pops because
of the release of air under the head gasket. I
suggest doing this to numbers 1 and 6 or 2 and 4
for best results.
Dale
--- John <jhardt@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> 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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