[TR] removing my head

[Alex & Janet Thomson]

I think the concern was to minimize the possibility of the cylinder liners being dislodged.

Alex Thomson

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From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James Henningsen
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2019 8:15 PM
To: Tom Walling
Cc: Triumph list Team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] removing my head

That’s my favorite.  Jim Henningsen 

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> On Sep 2, 2019, at 8:04 PM, Tom Walling <pdqtr6 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> I am amazed that this thread has gone this far without anyone mentioning "The Rope Trick"! 
> 
> Stuff a length of rope into one of the cylinders (one near the bottom of its rotation) until the cylinder is full of rope. Then use the starter motor to break the head gasket seal and lift the head off the block. No need for cranes, pulleys, explosives, or a Sky-hook. 
> 
> 
>> On September 2, 2019 at 12:20 PM "Wbeech at flash.net" <wbeech at flash.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Paul,
>> That sounds more like the instructions for engine removal, not just the head.  You pull straight up to remove the head so as not to bind on the studs.  
>> Bill B
>> 
>> Sent from my IBM 8088
>> 
>> On Sep 2, 2019, at 10:51 AM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> why does the online manual tend to  say the engine needs to be kinda tilting backwards?
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