Boy is that clever.
Many thanks,
Adam Turner
Chris Prugh wrote:
> Adam,
>
> Have you tried the rope trick yet? Pull your plugs, bring the
> #1 cylinder to bottome dead center, or thereabouts. Get yourself a
> good length of rope, preferably nylon so as not to leave sisal strands
> behind. Fill the #1 cylinder with one end of the rope, insert the
> other end into the #4 cylinder. Try to put fairly equal amounts in to
> each cylinder. Using large wrench or pipe wrench, turn the main
> cranckshaft nut, compressing the rope with the pistons, until this
> compression causes t
>
> Chris Prugh
> 72 Spitfar
> Morgan Hill,CA
>
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> From: Kristina Turner[SMTP:turner@public.se]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 1997 11:22 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: 12.41.05 step 12
>
> BL manual, section 12.41.05 step 12. Lift off cylinder head. As if.
>
> Thanks listers for help getting my TR6 engine on to a stand.
>
> Now for getting the head off. I've gone round with a mallet and I've
> tried using a couple of old chisels to have a go at the gasket. The
> old
> chisels got even older. I didn't get anywhere.
>
> I've now left the engine upside down overnight, hopefully getting an
> assist from gravity.
>
> Anything else I might try?
>
> Adam Turner
> '74 TR6
>
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