Head Removal: Tips 'n Tricks

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by alexiskai

Have you ever seen that actually happen? What makes you think the weak torque applied by the starter motor is capable of bending a rod?

i think that is a bad idea,The rope, mabey a head that has resently been off. i used the chain trick on my car , lifted it off the ground. did not budg. i used a head puller, heat penatrating oil ans wacked the studs with a body hammer, use more heat then a propane torch, repeated the prosess over a 3 weeks, the head finly gave free, take your time