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Put a nut back on the stud and run it down near but not touching the head. Then take a good stout hammer and knock it North South East West many times to break up the rust crystals. Ghandi was wrong. Sometimes violence is the answer.
Posted on: 5/11 6:34
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Ok ..I’ll try that…I have been doing that but with moderate taps of hammer.. maybe I need more force tks
Posted on: 5/11 6:38
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Ok …spent some time really aggressive with nut spun on and it’s now moving slightly free.. I can see head moving around the two studs slightly….put some more krill in holes and will come back and try some more.. tks for advice
Posted on: 5/11 7:32
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Food for thought.
Had a L-134 in a Willys MB that we got the head off of by putting hemp rope down thru the plug holes on all four cylinders and then bumping it with the starter. Pushed it up a good 1"-1 1/2". Just a thought.
Posted on: 5/11 8:26
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Degrease the area and build a little pond with clay around the stud. Pour in evapo rust and wait...
For the above comment it's a good idea but using the starter is an easy way to damage something if it doesn't want to go. E.g. flywheel teeth.
Posted on: 5/11 9:29
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Ok I’ll try that as well thanks!
Posted on: 5/11 12:42
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Posted on: 5/11 17:03
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Good job! Now comes the real fun.
Posted on: 5/11 17:56
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I had a similar issue with my Series 6. I can recommend a product called Yield made by NCH which is a penetrating liquid and will work on rust. The head has rusted onto the studs and will require some effort to lift it. If you have been able to get a paint scraper under the head to next step is to use wedges and patiently knock those under and increase the thickness of the wedges to steadily lift the head. Once the head is off have all the stud holes reamed to clean out rust and then clean all the studs with a wire brush to clean the studs and then paint them with an epoxy paint. You may want to use a die nut on the studs and retap the nuts. You can expect to destroy the head gasket in the process but it can be replaced. Use a Permatex gasket sealent to stick the new gasket on. It did take me a few days to get the head off and six hours of knocking away with the wedges to lift the head.
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