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 the head to break loose. Works well, at
least on previously running motors that aren't completely siezed.
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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