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Old 03-11-2013, 05:32 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Great Lakes Greg View Post
We have a guy in our club who welded chain to two spark plugs, screwed them in the head and lifted with a hoist. He had the front of the car lifted off the ground and the head didn't budge. Not sure how he managed to finally get it loose.
My first head removal years ago was exactly the same thing. With the front in the air overnight it still wasn't coming loose. I had to put a thin edge on a chisel and keep tapping all around the gasket. Someone way back when had use shellac on both sides of the gasket.
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