Hello,

Thanks again for all the suggestions.  The head is off.

I had determined that the head was stuck on one stud.  I put a nut on
the stud.  Then, for as long as I could stand it every day, I hammered
the stud this way and that using a brass drift.  After 4 days, the head
showed some movement.  Then, I changed to tightening the nut down on the
head, loosening the nut, and hammering the head outward.  Two one hour
sessions of doing this repeatedly finally got the head loose.

The cylinders stayed on the case.

Thanks again for your help,
Mike

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Stuck Head
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:43:57 -0700
From: "Michael A. Radtke" <michael.radtke@BULL.COM>
Reply-To: "Michael A. Radtke" <michael.radtke@BULL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

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