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1. Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: "Dan H. Detweiler" <dandet@alltel.net>; Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:23:46 -0500; O.K. folks, I could sure use your help on this one. First a little background. I have a 1970 TR6 that is beeing completely restored. The entire car is stripped down to the shell with the exception of; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00168.html (8,070 bytes)
2. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 00:05:16 -0800 (PST); Dan--The problem of not being able to get one or more studs out of the head/block comes up every now and then here on the list. I'll give you a few things to try in the order of the easiest (and leas; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00169.html (8,974 bytes)
3. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: Dale Morgan <tpdwinch@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 14:21:28 -0800 (PST); On of the things I have used in the past is to use compressed air. If you have access to an air compressor and fittings to thread into the spark plug hole, slowly increase your regulator. Usually it; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00173.html (9,103 bytes)
4. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:26:05 -0800 (PST); Dale--I like your idea of compressed air better than my 'rope trick.' Dick T.; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00175.html (6,791 bytes)
5. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:51:57 +1300; Hi Dick, et all, Umm, another alternative I have used is to just remove the headbolts and crank the motor over on the starter with the rocker shaft removed- works for me in 80% of the cases. I use th; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00176.html (7,446 bytes)
6. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 17:02:58 -0800 (PST); Bernard--Unfortunately for Dan, he couldn't get all of the studs out, plus his car has apparantly been stripped too far to use the starter. DT; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00177.html (6,887 bytes)
7. Stuck head (score: 1): Author: Bill McIntire <william.mcintire@wright.edu>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:23:15 -0500; It's been many many years since I've had the head off my 6 and I can't remember where the stud threads are located relative to the top of the block - hopefully at the block surface. If you break a st; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00182.html (7,419 bytes)
8. Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: Kendall Larsen <klarsen@inreach.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 23:51:30 -0700; Hello List, hope everyone is enjoying the weekend driving. While trying to remove my head tonight, after removing all necessary nuts and bolt, I could not complete the job because the head is stuck t; /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00184.html (6,812 bytes)
9. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 00:49:03 -0700 (PDT); Kendall--You didn't say what prompted you to take the head back off after only 6,000 miles, so I'll consider the reason irrelevant. I'll pass along ways I've used, in order of severity.. I'll assume; /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00186.html (8,688 bytes)
10. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: Btp44@aol.com; Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 13:35:55 EDT; Kendall-The head is stuck because of corrosion between the head and the studs, not between the gasket and head. Start by applying penetrating oil around the studs, then remove as many as possible thr; /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00191.html (6,781 bytes)
11. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: Dale Morgan <tpdwinch@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 14:01:59 -0700 (PDT); Another method is to use compressed air. If you have, or know someone that has, an adapter for the sparkplug hole. Start your compressor cold and let it build pressure. Usually it will pop off befor; /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00193.html (7,580 bytes)
12. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: Bernard Robbins <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 09:19:03 +1200; Hi Kendall and Dick, I had lots of fun removing head from my PI the first time. I was advised by a local mechanic to feed some soft nylon rope into cyl 2 and 4 and then crank the motor over. It worke; /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00194.html (9,828 bytes)

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