Head removal with out disturbing base gaskets?
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Road Captain
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Head removal with out disturbing base gaskets?
What is the best way to remove a stubborn head from the cylinder without disturbing your base gaskets?
Get out the rubber mallet and start tapping??
Get out the rubber mallet and start tapping??
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Road Captain
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I'm replacing the head gaskets.
I didn't want to disturb the gaskets at the base of the cylinders.
Head is pretty stuck on there.
If I have to pull the cylinders it's gonna go bad..
Full 107"
And I'll have to sleep in the garage
I didn't want to disturb the gaskets at the base of the cylinders.
Head is pretty stuck on there.
If I have to pull the cylinders it's gonna go bad..
Full 107"
And I'll have to sleep in the garage
Road Master
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don't take the chance. I have a PHD in Law I graduated from Murphy's Law. If you loosen it and it has a chance to wiggle it'll leak. buy a set of rings and base gaskets do the top end while you're there.
Why are you pulling the heads?
Why are you pulling the heads?
Road Captain
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Yep there it is
Now you got to get the 107 kit
Because you will be worried about it
I know that I am as I never have thought about this aspect
I thought about just doing my heads and cams
It is a great question
dammit
Do it all right the first time I guess
Now you got to get the 107 kit
Because you will be worried about it
I know that I am as I never have thought about this aspect
I thought about just doing my heads and cams
It is a great question
dammit
Do it all right the first time I guess
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Road Captain
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Pulling them for a street port. Have a buddy in a shop that'll do em for me on the cheap.
Wasn't planning on doing a top full top end as the motor only has 18k on it.
It'd be a shame to get it all apart for only a ring job..
But a CI upgrade just isn't in the budget right now
Wasn't planning on doing a top full top end as the motor only has 18k on it.
It'd be a shame to get it all apart for only a ring job..
But a CI upgrade just isn't in the budget right now
Last edited by Uncle Fuzzy; Apr 13, 2017 at 07:10 PM.
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Road Captain
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Not to mention I just dropped the coin over the winter for all the stage 2 parts with Andrews 48H as I was planning on keeping it mostly stock past that point. The headwork was only to be a quick port.. No decking or any other changes.
Sooo...
New cams too as the Andrews are designed for the stock 9.2:1 static.
Sooo...
New cams too as the Andrews are designed for the stock 9.2:1 static.
