[Ed in Maine]

Hello Bill CNC, stop! Take a deep breath, most of us have been in your shoes. I went through this 2 years ago with my newly purchased Victoria. I think my problem was that a previous repair involved drilling out a broken stud or two and helicoils (thread inserts) were installed. The problem was the holes and tapping was not perfect vertical to the block and the head was installed very tightly on the studs. It took me 4 hours to get the head off starting with putty knife, screw drivers and wedges of wood. I made a promise to myself that I would purchase a head removal tool from Snyders, part #A-6010-P. This tool will remove the head very quickly. Try to borrow one or purchase this part. It will save you the cost of a new head!! Good luck, Ed