I once had the same problem, seems the po had put a sealer on the
head gasket and it cemented itself to the block. I took out all the
cylinder head studs and
then the thermostat cover. I then drilled a piece of flat steel and bolted
it to were the thermostat housing was. Next I rapped a piece of cable
around this flat steel and connected it to a come along. Using the come
along as
if I were trying to pull the engine I was able to pull the head off. I
think if I had loosened the engine mounts that the engine actually would
have been lifted, the thing was really stuck.
...Art
On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, William M. Gilroy wrote:
> I finally got a chance to get the intake and exhaust manifolds
> off my 77 Midget. The solution for the two bolts between the manifolds
> was to take a 9/16" open end wrench and bend it about 15-20 degrees.
> Then I could reach the bolt that was front from underneath. The bolt
> in the back could not be reached from underneath due to the heat
> collector (I'm guessing, the thing that is attached to the exhaust
> manifold and goes to the air cleaner) was in the way. What I did there
> was to stick the bent wrench in between the two manifolds, and then use
> a big pair of pliers to spin the wrench.
>
> I now have the following off: both manifolds, valve rocker, water pump,
> and all 10 nuts holding the head, but the head is still stuck tight.
> Here is what I have tried:
>
> 1. Just pulling it off. No go, I would need superman for that.
>
> 2. Install all four plugs, put back the head nuts and tighten them finger
> tight. I then backed them off 1 turn. The value rocker is off so
> all of the valves are closed. I then cranked the engine. The
> compression did not work the head loose.
>
> 3. I then removed all of the spark plugs and fed a bunch of clean
> cotton rope into the cylinders (two at a time). I then turned the
> engine over by the big nut on the crankshaft. Still no luck. Since
> my crescent wrench had trouble staying on the nut I tried putting the
> car in gear and rolling it forwards. The rope gets compressed and
> then the car stops dead.
>
> 4. Gave up it was 1:30 AM and I figure if I kept at it I would
> just wind up making my problem worse. For once I used good
> judgment.
>
> How can I get this thing off? How hard can I roll the car before
> I have to worry about bending or breaking a rod? I could roll
> it down the driveway and pop the clutch :-) I would bet something
> would happen.
>
> Any ideas would be helpful. I really thought that the rope
> (another idea from this list) would work. I just don't want to make
> my troubles or repairs bigger then they are now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
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> William M. Gilroy
> 77 Midget
> E-mail: wmgilroy@lucent.com
> Telephone: 732-957-4775
> Fax: 732-957-4775
>
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