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Re: 1972 TR-6 Clyinder Head Removal

To: Bristol7@aol.com, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: 1972 TR-6 Clyinder Head Removal
From: ArthurK101@aol.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 12:54:22 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 97-06-29 11:44:17 EDT, Bristol7@aol.com writes:

> Someone suggested inserting a piece of rope into the 
>  spark plug hole and turning the engine over in hopes of having the piston 
>  compress the soft rope against the head, but I am still worried about
those 
>  pesky con rods.An early try to bust the union by using engine compression
>  failed to yeild any results. Any ideas? About the only thing I can come up
>  with is to pull the oil pan, pull a piston and go from the bottem up, 
> however
>  it seems like a lot of work and its something I have not much experience
>  with. Short of tying a rope to it and pushing it off a cliff, does anyone
>  have suggestions? Thank you in advance for your consideration and advice.
>  Best Regards, Kirk Yonker. 


This one was the subject of a long thread (AKA "The Rope Trick) some time
ago, Kirk.  Someone, I'm sure, will be forthcoming with the details.
 "Patience, ma' man, do not throw it from a cliff."
:-)).  Cheers.

Art Kelly '64 TR4 CT33118L

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