Re: [alfa] RE: stuck cylinder head

["Paul Bayly" <thebaylys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Years ago during my apprenticeship a wise man told me that it's better to
give something a tap with a big hammer than flail away with a small one.
You cause less damage.

Beatle
Oz
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Les Singh" <Les.Singh@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
> Ed
> All the purists will throw their hands up in horror at this, but what I
have
> done when all else has failed, is use a large hammer, like a sledge
hammer. I
> hammer on the exhaust side, where those recesses are, with a block of some
> sort placed there so I'm not hitting the head directly. Just one or two
really
> hard hits removes the head. Done this many times with no damage - ever.
>
> Les Singh
> Wellington, New Zealand
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