Fiat Dino Forum (FDF)

Time to get the head all the way off. It was still really stuck on the studs. The tool from yesterday works well to get the first 30mm, the height the studs stick up above the head when it's on the gasket. After that it needs the bolts in the tool to go straight down the holes and to be longer than ...

I put the files and drill list here
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or links to the files anyway - can only attach picture files on the forum. If someone could click and download one to check I did it right, that would be great.

-Richard

I'll post the drawing file for the tool on the download section.

One bonus is... the other head (1,2,3) is a mirror image of the 4,5,6 head around the studs (not the distributor drive but irrelevant) - so the tool should work for either head by flipping it over.

-Richard

and...it actually works! (after 6 weeks I had my doubts)
after some playing I got it up about 30mm. It's still very stuck, but now I can get to the underside of the head it should be easy enough. Tomorrow!

Here's a pic of the top of the head - 29x M6 studs for cam covers and cam caps. head stuck.jpg and the tool sitting on top head pull tool resting top.jpg bolt that down with 29x M6 nuts (minus a few missing studs) - torque to 90in-lbs (10Nm) head pull tool fixed.jpg insert 12 M10 bolts head pull too...

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and finally on cart.jpg . Then began stripping everything down. I'd read about stuck cylinder heads being a big problem, so I was ready for that - but the Right cylinder head (cyl 1,2,3) came off immediately - in fact it almost fell off when I rotated the engine stand. Note that...main reason for re...

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