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Subject:Re: off with her heads
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:08:04 -0700

I found one head a real bear to remove. I got it off with a pry bar ( you see the tabs on the cylinders where to can pry). But not just any pry bar works. I ground the tip of the pry bar to a sharp edged 90 degree end. Then the tip would hold on to cylinder tab.

Alistair

> On Oct 6, 2013, at 12:17 PM, Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET> wrote:
> 
> My head removal is going ok so far.   (84 1.9L)   I have spent relatively
> little time on it so far, but am keen to get the job finished before too
> long.
> 
> Only minor exhaust wrestling - one broken stud (although with an ample
> amount