Tim,

Thanks for the note.

Probably the key questions are: Who did you give the engine to, is he on the list, and did he get the head off?

Thanks, Mike

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Stuck Head Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:18:07 -0700 From: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM References: <4439C66D.FF7D5C96@bull.com>

When I had this problem, I finally gave the engine away. Never did get the head to budge. I tried the wrench trick, I beat the hell out of my hand with a dead blow hammer, pried on it with a large screwdriver, no go.

Give it away... works for me.

C in san jose

BTW - You are not the person I gave this engine to, are you?

On 4/9/06, Michael A. Radtke <michael.radtke@bull.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I did some archive searching and came up with lots of hits on cylinders > sticking to the head, but that is not my problem (yet). > > I backed off the head nuts. However, the head wouldn't budge. So, I > cut away all of the outer water gasket and can slip a knife between the > head and the water jacket all the way around, but the head is still > stuck fast. I then noticed that all of the studs can be moved about a > bit in the head, except for one, which seems to be one with the head. I > suspect that it is corroded in place and is the cause of the stuck head. > > I can't be the first one to have this problem. Any advice what to do > next? > > Thanks, > Mike -- Phoenix AZ >

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