GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY, FREE AT LAST! TURNS OUT THAT THE 3 STUCK STUDS DID HAVE
ABOUT 3/4" HEAVY RUST RING DOWN AT THE BLOCK. ONE JACK FROM THE FLOOR AND
ONE FROM THE MOTOR MOUNT, BOTH GIVING A LITTLE UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE HEAD,
AND THEN 2 SCREWDRIVERS ON THE PLUG SIDE, AND THEN MY BIG OLD PERSUADER - A
SNAP-ON 18" PRYBAR THAT LOOKS LIKE A CROWBAR BUT WITH A HANDLE AND I WORKED
MY WAY AROUND WHILE HITTING AT THE STUDS WITH MY BIG OLD BRASS HAMMER DID
IT. CAN SEE NO DAMAGE TO THE HEAD AS A RESULT. AND ON TO OTHER ISSUES LIKE
DROPPING IT OFF AT THE MACHINE SHOP, GETTING MY LEAKING BRAKE BOOSTER
REBUILT, AND REBUSHING THE STEERING COLUMN, A NEW CAM. MY ONLY PROBLEM IS
THAT I TEND TO EXHAUST ALL FORMS OF FINESSE BEFORE GOING FOR BRUTE FORCE,
BUT THIS IS ONE CASE WHERE IT WAS BADLY NEEDED.
STEVE
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