Head removal, HELP!!
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Head removal, HELP!!
I am pulling the heads off of my 63 F-250 4x4 w/292. I tried the old trick of dollar bill in front of the tailpipe, if it sucks it in, supposed to be a burnt valve. And of course it runs crappy, had 2 plugs fouled ugly, one on each side.
So,,, there I was,,,, down to the left head (pass. side) and pulled 10 bolts and no go,,, am I missing some, 1, ??
Any other helpful hints while doing this also?
Thanks
Joe
So,,, there I was,,,, down to the left head (pass. side) and pulled 10 bolts and no go,,, am I missing some, 1, ??
Any other helpful hints while doing this also?
Thanks
Joe
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I am pulling the heads off of my 63 F-250 4x4 w/292. I tried the old trick of dollar bill in front of the tailpipe, if it sucks it in, supposed to be a burnt valve. And of course it runs crappy, had 2 plugs fouled ugly, one on each side.
So,,, there I was,,,, down to the left head (pass. side) and pulled 10 bolts and no go,,, am I missing some, 1, ??
Any other helpful hints while doing this also?
Thanks
Joe
So,,, there I was,,,, down to the left head (pass. side) and pulled 10 bolts and no go,,, am I missing some, 1, ??
Any other helpful hints while doing this also?
Thanks
Joe
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Yes, 10 bolts. If someone puts on a steel gasket with somthing like Copper Coat gasket sealer, they really seal. The pry bar I mentioned into the crossover shouldnt be tried without at least a helper, preferrably the hoist, and there is always the concern of cracking something. In my case I didnt know anything else to do.
Perhaps a hydraulic pushoff could be arranged into one cylinder via sparkplug. Depending upon the pressure needed I expect that could bend a rod.
It was pretty amazing the force required to remove those two heads. 550 lb motor suspended from the head to be removed, and at least 50 lbs upward pressure on a 2 foot plus lever.
Perhaps a hydraulic pushoff could be arranged into one cylinder via sparkplug. Depending upon the pressure needed I expect that could bend a rod.
It was pretty amazing the force required to remove those two heads. 550 lb motor suspended from the head to be removed, and at least 50 lbs upward pressure on a 2 foot plus lever.
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Thanks, I will try again tonight, I am pretty sure it is the original head gasket, truck has 97k on it, was a ranch truck around here locally. I am doing this in the truck, so it is a bit more difficult. Thanks Again!
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