Re: How I removed running board rubber

Posted by HH56 On 2022/7/10 13:15:28

Definitely get details on air chisel use and placement. There have been some on the forum who used steel hand chisels or screwdrivers placed between the block and head to try and pry them apart. As I recall, in a couple of cases the head surfaces were gouged so badly there was not enough material that could safely be milled to get rid of the gouges and the heads had to be scrapped. Don't remember if the blocks had the same issue but consensus in the discussion was to always try other methods first to break them free. Lots of penetrating oil at the stud locations and modifying a plug to accept compressed air fittings to see if a blast of air in a few cylinders would break the head free of the studs. There was also a suggestion of filing notches in the end of very thin wall tubing and trying to work that down the studs to "saw" the corrosion free. If nothing was successful only then use hardwood or plastic wedges when prying.