beat on the head with you favorite large rubber mallet or dead blow
hammer.  then it should start wiggling free most likely with the cylinders
stuck to it.  if that happens use a open end 13mm wrench on the ears of
the cylinder as a wedge/prybar to push the head away from the cylinders.

jonathan

On Sun, 9 Apr 2006, Michael A. Radtke wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I did some archive searching and came up with lots of hits on cylinders
> sticking to the head, but that is not my problem (yet).
>
> I backed off the head nuts.  However, the head wouldn't budge.  So, I
> cut away all of the outer water gasket and can slip a knife between the
> head and the water jacket all the way around, but the head is still
> stuck fast.  I then noticed that all of the studs can be moved about a
> bit in the head, except for one, which seems to be one with the head.  I
> suspect that it is corroded in place and is the cause of the stuck head.
>
> I can't be the first one to have this problem.  Any advice what to do
> next?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike  -- Phoenix AZ
>
>
>