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Old May 13, 2011 | 04:13 PM
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Prepping to pull the head...

We got the cylinder 6 spark plug out. But, after breaking about 10 sockets and then rounding off the head of the EZOut that is in the cylinder 3 spark plug, I have given up hope.

How hard is it to get the head off, how much are head gaskets, anything I should know, etc etc etc.

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Old May 13, 2011 | 07:31 PM
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Pulling a head off is not difficult, just takes time. Gaskets are cheap,just make sure you buy an upper gasket set, some good silicone sealer. You will need a good torque wrench and scraper. Make sure all pushrods go back in the correct order as they came out. should be able to do this in an afternoon.
 
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Old May 13, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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You tried a torch, right? Heat it up real good around the plug.
 
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Old May 14, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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You tried a torch, right? Heat it up real good around the plug.
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