Zip wrote:
> Hi all
>
> On my recently acquired off-the-road-for-15-years Mk3 GT6, the bottom
> end of the engine seems OK (crank her over on the starter motor and it
> takes 9 seconds for the oil light to come on again after stopping). I
> thought I'd do a compression test before trying to fire her up and got
> 180 175 60 40 20 140. Oil down the bores made very little difference
> (pistion rings therefore ok?), so I either have a cracked head / blown
> gasket, or valve problems.
>
> Does anyone have any advice/tips for removing the head - the studs look
> a bit iffy, so they're being dowsed in WD/oil for a week. If it's a
> simple blown gasket, do I need the head skimmed / any other
> precautions??
#1 - Use PB Blaster instead of WD-40...... just pulled my head and it worked
GREAT
#2 - Used the 'rope' trick... Insert a length of rope into cylinders 1+4,
reinsert plugs, crank engine. That pushed my head right off
#3 - Take head to a pro and let them look at it to determine what is needed
Cheers and luck
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