Bill, I don't own a Midget but I do have a Bentley manual and it says to remove
the rocker arm.
Larry Hoy, Denver, CO. USA
1967 MGB Roadster, Vintage Racer
1969 MGB Roadster, Driver
1970 MGB Roadster, Fixer upper
http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of William M. Gilroy
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 1:05 PM
> To: Herold Faulkner
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Stuck head, 77 Midget, the saga continues
>
>
> Herold Faulkner wrote:
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > 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 much (not
> > that I need to tell you that!) Unless the PO used superglue to seal the
> > gasket I can't imagine lifting the front of the car.
> >
> > There, I've asked. Sorry, if I'm questioning you but sometimes with these
> > really weird problems the answer is obvious if we just step back. Not
> > always, though.
> >
> 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 can tell. But if
> anyone can think of anything I might have missed I am more than willing
> to listen. The only thing left in the head is the valves, the two
> studs that hold on the valve cover, and the three studs that hold on the
> rocker arm. Neither of those studs pass though the head. I left the
> car suspended from the head last night and sprayed the seam around the
> head with PB Blaster. Maybe the thing will be loose when I get home.
> Yeah right.
>
> ------
> Bill Gilroy
> wmgilroy@lucent.com
>
> 77 Midget - Held together with a new type of super glue.
> 90/89 Shar Pei
> No cats
>
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> William M. Gilroy
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> 200 Laurel Ave.
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>
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