Bill,
hit the studs with a hammer a small punch (so you don't mess up the
threads) every once in a while while it is soaking. This helps.
Ulix
On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, William M. Gilroy wrote:
> William M. Gilroy wrote:
> >
> > 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:
> >
> Almost everyone has suggested that I remove all of the studs then try to
> remove the head. So I headed home and gave it a try. I used two nuts
> screwed together to unscrew the studs. This worked fine on 7 out of 10
> of the studs. The last three are really stuck. I spray some PB blaster
> on them and walked away. I really don't want to break one of these studs
> off in the block. That could only make my problems worse.
>
> My questions is this, just how much force can I apply to the studs before
> breaking them becomes an issue? Or if someone has a better idea on how to
> get them out let me know. Anyway thanks for all of the advice on getting
> this apart.
>
> Bill
>
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> William M. Gilroy
> 77 Midget
> E-mail: wmgilroy@lucent.com
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>
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