[TR] Head Off

[Tony Drews]

You should be able to pull the head without disturbing the figure 8 
seals.  I normally stack a couple of sockets on the head studs and 
put a nut on top to hold the liners in place with the head off, 
though.  That way if you turn the engine over the liners don't move 
with the pistons.

I'm a source of the thick compressible high temp graphite intake / 
exhaust gaskets, but only have them for the high port head.

Tony Drews

At 11:55 AM 4/23/2011, John Gillis wrote:
>Hi all- engine removed finally to deal with my cam shaft core plug 
>that dropped out fooling me into thinking the rear crank seal was 
>the culprit. Anyway you may remember I had problems getting smooth 
>running, which seemed like a vacuum problem. I thought I might take 
>the head off and have a look inside. Can I safely take the head off 
>without disturbing the liners and their figure of 8 seals? Also if I 
>have a problem sealing around the inlet manifold, are the new 
>thicker gaskets I read about on the list available for the low port 
>head and if so from who?
>Regards
>John
>
>
>John Gillis
>Senior Conservator
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