Re: [alfa] stuck cylinder head

[Richard Welty <rwelty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 22:21:34 -0500 Ed & Marsha Prytherch <mred2u@domain.elided> wrote:
>The AR manual shows a
> special puller that appears to screw into a spark plug hole and has a plate
> that pushes on the dome nuts. I suppose that I could make one, but I worry
> that the threads in the spark plug hole would strip. What should I try next?

i used a similar rig that i rented from Mike Sperry years ago to get the
left side head out of my wife's 82 GTV-6, which had a substantial buildup
in the holes for the studs. it mostly took patience, you added a half turn
or a turn a night, lots of penetrating oil, and eventually it popped free.

richard
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