hello again collective wisdom so I got my stuck cylinders free. thanks to everyone who responded. heres what worked. I tryed twisting and then prying the cylinder to no avail. I then thought what the heck--grabbed a 12mm open end wrench and used it as a fulcrum lever. man--with just a slight tug on the end--the cylinder moved. workwed my way around and out they popped--both of the stuck ones. So the people who recommended this--you are the winners. onto my questions i'm seeking advise for. 1) my heads actually look amazingly well. havent scraped the glue off yet--but they look to have no pitting. my guess is they were leaking like crazy when the gaskets hardened since it sat for 4 years after PO had coolant pressurization issues (assuming inner O-ring here). there is a crack between valves on all 4 though. I was planning on taking them to painters grinding in denver for a a fly cut and pressure test. does this sound like a good idea? or should i clean them up and reuse them? or should i throw them away since there are cracks between valves? 2) since my cylinders became unseated--am i looking at potential trouble with the lower o-ring? how hard is it to replace and how many people do it? seems like if i bring the piston to the bottom of its travel and then let the barrel ride with it out to the top of its travel (with care on the other 3 of course) i can get at the lower one some what. Is this advisable? 3) since I have one bent pushrod--and I know all pushrods are to be instaled in the same place and oreintation. what to do. Buy one new one? buy a complete set? or find a used one? I bet these rods are the same rods used forever and I probably have a ton of air cooled 1600 rods laying around. Whats the thoughts there? 4) what other common items do people replace at this point? I am going to replace some hoses for sure that look bad. fuel line sure seems pliable. I have plans of eventually doing a conversion. so I'm not hip on replacing everything. but I want to avoid break downs in the meantime. any advise is apperciated--thanks in advance mike |
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