Take a screwdriver and place it on the little ear that sticks out of the
cylinder.  Then hit the handle of the screw driver with a hammer.  You want
the cylinder to do a little twisting action.  Twist it one way first and
then the other with this method.  Then the cylinder should be able to easily
pry away from the head.  You are only going to be twisting these a very
small amount (about 1/4 of an inch to 1/2 inch).  Works every time.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Mike Blotz
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:09 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: stuck cylinder help

hello collective wisdom  I'm doing the head gaskets on my 87 and so far have
1 stuck  cylinder (havent gotten to the other side yet) I've been hitting
the  head with a piece of wood and also the cylinder (gently) and  carefully
prying on the ears. I just sprayed it down with  penetrating oil and have
come in to check you guys and get a  beer. any great ideas out there that
have worked? would love to  hear other peoples wisdom. I might try heat as
well--is that ok?  not to hot I'm assuming--dont need to warp anything.
this it turning out to be quite a job--found one severely bent push  rod and
many other little things as well  any help is appreciated  mike