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blackrosenova400
10-12-2013, 11:55 PM
They can be hard sometimes because the head is sitting in two dowels. You may have to use a pry bar at a couple of safe locations on each side of the head and lift each side up slowly until it pops out of the dowels.
Fran05
10-13-2013, 12:00 AM
Pound on the side of the head with the hammer gently and try to break it loose
M1L3S
10-13-2013, 12:44 AM
Pound on the side of the head with the hammer gently and try to break it loose

Things ive tried:

Pounding on head with a hammer. Using a 2x4 between head and hammer.

Tieing a rope from intake and exhause manifolds. So there is about 6 inches of slake in the line. Then twisting a metal bar between in. Then lifting up. Bent the bar between my freind and I.

Tried rocking it while freind lifted.

Tried pry bar on strut tower under 2 , 2x4 ( to increase leverage )
Bar was under middle of intake.


Tried pulling out head studs. Got 4 out and said f that lol. (Stripped 3 out)

Honestly want to use engine life on it. But that would be alot of work to get it to where car is. But im thinking thats my last resort.

I just dont see why it wont come undone. :/
DSMINMN
10-13-2013, 01:06 AM
If I were you I would take the head studs out. If you're running them as there seems to be alot of talk about both studs and bolts. I've seen studs stretch a little to one side or another. That little difference in just one stud could make the difference.
M1L3S
10-13-2013, 01:27 AM
If I were you I would take the head studs out. If you're running them as there seems to be alot of talk about both studs and bolts. I've seen studs stretch a little to one side or another. That little difference in just one stud could make the difference.

Any tips on pulling seized and striped studs?
DSMINMN
10-13-2013, 02:32 AM
Any tips on pulling seized and striped studs?

If one is stripped inside the block it is damn near junk. If this is a 7 bolt you can drill and tap it to 12mm, 1/2" or whatever the 6 bolts are. If the block is junk however then there's no need to worry. Pull them out. You seem to want the head off pretty bad.. So do what you gotta' do.
TkrPerformance
10-13-2013, 09:52 AM
Are the studs stripped out or are the Alan heads stripped out on the the top.
twack
10-13-2013, 09:54 AM
are you sure theres no intake mani bracket that your missing
M1L3S
10-13-2013, 03:05 PM
Are the studs stripped out or are the Alan heads stripped out on the the top.

Stripped out on the top.
M1L3S
10-13-2013, 03:25 PM
Stripped out on the top.

I figure if I ever fet the head off. I can just use vice grips on them and twist them out.

How many times can you use arps btw ?