I am amazed that this thread has gone this far without anyone mentioning "The
Rope Trick"!
Stuff a length of rope into one of the cylinders (one near the bottom of its
rotation) until the cylinder is full of rope. Then use the starter motor to
break the head gasket seal and lift the head off the block. No need for cranes,
pulleys, explosives, or a Sky-hook.
> On September 2, 2019 at 12:20 PM "Wbeech@flash.net" <wbeech@flash.net> wrote:
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>
> Paul,
> That sounds more like the instructions for engine removal, not just the head.
> You pull straight up to remove the head so as not to bind on the studs.
> Bill B
>
> Sent from my IBM 8088
>
> On Sep 2, 2019, at 10:51 AM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> why does the online manual tend to say the engine needs to be kinda tilting
> backwards?
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