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Subject:Heads stuck to piston sleeves
From:Austin
Date:Wed, 8 Jul 1998 08:31:50 -0700

At 09:25 PM 7/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hey hammerhead, what keeps the entire assembly from moving out?  Gonna put
>the head nuts on and try it?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: richard <juju34@TEXOMA.NET>
>To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 11:58 AM
>Subject: Re: Heads stuck to piston sleeve
>
>
>>put oil in cylinders,replace spark plugs you now have a hydraulic press
>>to press the heads off,
>>
>>or a small diameter coil of rope through the spark plug holes [will
>>compress aginst the heads when you turn the crank with a break over bar]
>>
>>good luck
>>
>>poor richard

I'll disavow the 'hammerhead' comment, but Pat's correct - ain't gonna fly!!!

Austin