head removal

[Walt Dupont--Me.]

Originally Posted by billfish

I'm going to attempt to remove the right hand head on my stock 1951 flathead V8 to inspect the exhaust valve after a failed leak down test on cylinder number 3. After reading the many posts on this site about removing broken head bolts I know I need to be careful and have a plan before I just attack each bold with a socket and a breaker bar. Any ideas on how I should proceed will be greatly appreciated.

Lets get back to your first post. you mention leak down test. before I'd remove the head I'd put an adapter in the spark plug hole, turn engine so piston is close to TDC and pump air in the cyl, if it blows out exh. pipe it's ext valve, if it blows up carb it's intake, if it blow alot into the base it's the rings. Walt