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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
9th Mar, 2007 at 08:44:51pm
After blowing my head gasket in an embarrassing fashion (I flooded it and then tried the start it with the timing 180 degrees out) I am not able to get the head off.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
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 2406 Posts Member #: 341 aka T2clubby South Staffs |
9th Mar, 2007 at 08:57:30pm
Yup its the middle stud, this has a closer tolerance and thus often seizes up.
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 2638 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
9th Mar, 2007 at 09:00:07pm
On 9th of Mar, 2007 at 08:57pm t2clubby said:
Yup its the middle stud, this has a closer tolerance and thus often seizes up. Get some penetrant fluid soaked in there for a bit and try again. twisting and swearing helps loads too. Do some swear words work better than others? just for future reference!!! Shane. |
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 2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
9th Mar, 2007 at 09:37:38pm
LOL at shaneyboy .......
Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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 9812 Posts Member #: 332 Resident Cylinder Head Modifier Mitsi Evo 7, 911, Cossie. & all the chavs ...... won no problem |
9th Mar, 2007 at 09:54:30pm
extract the middle head stud by locking two nuts togeather tightley
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2638 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
9th Mar, 2007 at 10:16:40pm
On 9th of Mar, 2007 at 09:37pm RogerM said:
LOL at shaneyboy ....... Right this is drastic but WILL work ..... First find a fire extinguisher.... Next drop some petrol around the stud and let it soak down for a minute or so then add some more. Yup, set fire to the petrol Mop up the majority of the spilt petrol and then set fire to it. As the petrol burns off down the stud the head will loosen and you can lift it off. Best done outside and try not to burn yourself. Rog P.S. For future reference the correct combination of swear works is .... If you don't F strart to behave your F going to the B scrap yard you hunk of C junk .... works every time 
P.P.S. Yes, my answer to every seizure probelm is to cover it in petrol and set fir to it ..... in true blue peter style, "make sure you have adult supervision!!" That requires a bit of bravery doesnt it Roger? how effective is it? I usally use superslacks penitrating fluid, dont think i have the balls to light petrol on my car, seen an astra go up in flames 10ft away from me when i was tinkering in the garage and the chap oppesite was welding up his car, hit the fuel line, Scary!!! Shane. |
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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
9th Mar, 2007 at 10:29:22pm
On 9th of Mar, 2007 at 08:57pm t2clubby said:
Yup its the middle stud, this has a closer tolerance and thus often seizes up. Is there any reason why this hole is slightly smaller than the rest? Having measured the other heads I've got in the workshop it appears that the middle hole is about 9.5mm whilst the rest are 10.5mm. Would it be worth taking it out to 10.5mm when I've got the head off or is it smaller for a reason (all I can think of is to more accurately align the head) On 9th of Mar, 2007 at 09:54pm BENROSS said:
extract the middle head stud by locking two nuts togeather tightley I tried that, using various degrees of force until I started to bend the jaws on the open spanner that I was using to hold the lower nut. Looks like I'm going to have to torch my car tomorrow. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
9th Mar, 2007 at 10:45:42pm
Moderation!!!!!!!!!! They key phrase was a little. Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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 2521 Posts Member #: 417 Post Whore Swindon |
9th Mar, 2007 at 10:47:23pm
unscrew the head with the stud still in it,then hammer the stud out
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
9th Mar, 2007 at 11:15:28pm
Good point Brain.
Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
9th Mar, 2007 at 11:25:40pm
The head is moving around the stud. Also it's getting a lot easier to rotate, I can now move it with my bear hands as opposed to hitting it with a raw hide mallet, so I think I'm making progress, just very slowly. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
9th Mar, 2007 at 11:34:26pm
Rob ... you have a corrosion problem as I thought.
Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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 6748 Posts Member #: 828 Post Whore uranus |
10th Mar, 2007 at 09:17:42am
P.P.S. Yes, my answer to every seizure probelm is to cover it in petrol and set fir to it .....
Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
10th Mar, 2007 at 09:42:46am
LOL ......... there aren't any left!!!!
Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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 368 Posts Member #: 806 Senior Member Cirencester, Gloucestershire |
10th Mar, 2007 at 11:22:32am
the c word works best for tight nuts and bolts. add the f word as well if its really stubborn
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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
10th Mar, 2007 at 11:44:05am
On 9th of Mar, 2007 at 10:47pm Dangerous said:
unscrew the head with the stud still in it,then hammer the stud out It worked. I have to remove the engine mounts and lift the engine with as trolley jack so the head would clear the slam panel, but it's now off! Looks like I'm going to have to take it down the machine shop on Monday to get the stud out, but at least the head is off. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
10th Mar, 2007 at 02:34:46pm
Rob, if you get no joy bring it over, I'll machine the stud out for you. Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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