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Old 05-18-2017, 12:02 PM
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I had to remove mine last year. Some tips I could give...

I did not remove the studs. Spray PB Blaster or your choice of penetrating oil on each stud to try to get it to go down the holes. I did this over multiple days as the studs were corroded to the head, specifically the thermostat studs.

Start with a Putty Knife then work your way to a screw driver.

Use wood shims to help keep the head up once you start to get movement.

Trim the tips of the wood shims so they don't go deep into the block and hit the valves

Pry only from the back and front of the Head and try to keep it even.

Keep the shims in the center of the front and back of the head so you aren't to close to the valves.

Do not use to much force, before I found that the studs were corroded to the head I put to much force under the thermostat housing area of the head and actually broke the bottom of the head. The area under the thermostat on my head was very thin, maybe from years of corrosion. I tried to pry it from the side and the screw driver popped right up through the head. A 300 dollar mistake.

Once the stud/head corrosion broke free the head came off very easily.

Good Luck. Knowing what I know now, the process isn't as daunting as I thought it would be.
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