Trying to get the washers out of the head I just bought. There is one in each lifter hole. I was able to get one out, but the others are pretty dang well stuck in there.
Any idea? Was hoping to get my head together today
Trying to get the washers out of the head I just bought. There is one in each lifter hole. I was able to get one out, but the others are pretty dang well stuck in there.
Any idea? Was hoping to get my head together today
Pete Faggella 03 PT Cruiser, 2.4L N/A 5 speed. Daily driver. All stock with baby moon wheels. 85 LeBaron 2.2TBI auto. Hoped I'd see a difference with bumped compression, but I didn't. Still slow. "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!'"
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maybe a small torch to heat the head just enough for it to expand ?
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I'm at my shop now (Mechanic, I got all the tools :heybaby: ) and I'm afraid I'm going to gouge the sh*t ouf the head if I keep at it with a pick. Magnet won't do anything cause theyre stuck pretty well in there.
I'm afraid to warm up the head with the torch
Pete Faggella 03 PT Cruiser, 2.4L N/A 5 speed. Daily driver. All stock with baby moon wheels. 85 LeBaron 2.2TBI auto. Hoped I'd see a difference with bumped compression, but I didn't. Still slow. "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!'"
bake the head in an oven or a bbq upside down and hope they fall out
Use PT lifters, problem solved.
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Got it. Used fire.
Pete Faggella 03 PT Cruiser, 2.4L N/A 5 speed. Daily driver. All stock with baby moon wheels. 85 LeBaron 2.2TBI auto. Hoped I'd see a difference with bumped compression, but I didn't. Still slow. "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!'"
Wasnt so bad was it ?Originally Posted by Big_P
1994 Shadow Sedan. 2.2 N/A, A568 400,000 miles. "the science experiment"
1987 Shelby CSX #418. Long term rebuild and restore ?
Damn, I was going to recommend a hammer and chisel.
Bryan
86 GLHS #161, 2016 Impala
SDAC National Member, SDAC Buckeye Chapter Member
A man has got to know his limitations.....
Couldn't, there's no way to push them out from the back side, they must be pried or pulled out
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Nope! I realized even if I put some heat there it wasn't anywhere near anything that could be warped and disturb the head flatness anywhere. I made sure the lifters move up and down freely afterwards, and they do.Wasnt so bad was it ?
Pete Faggella 03 PT Cruiser, 2.4L N/A 5 speed. Daily driver. All stock with baby moon wheels. 85 LeBaron 2.2TBI auto. Hoped I'd see a difference with bumped compression, but I didn't. Still slow. "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!'"
I meant break open the lifter bores so you could get to them, silly.Couldn't, there's no way to push them out from the back side, they must be pried or pulled out
Bryan
86 GLHS #161, 2016 Impala
SDAC National Member, SDAC Buckeye Chapter Member
A man has got to know his limitations.....
I had some stuck in a head, never did get them out.
later Dick Westerhof
Pete Faggella 03 PT Cruiser, 2.4L N/A 5 speed. Daily driver. All stock with baby moon wheels. 85 LeBaron 2.2TBI auto. Hoped I'd see a difference with bumped compression, but I didn't. Still slow. "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!'"
And knowing is half the battle.
BTW...what is the other half left over?????
Bryan
86 GLHS #161, 2016 Impala
SDAC National Member, SDAC Buckeye Chapter Member
A man has got to know his limitations.....
Get a used punch, make sure one end is mushroomed up. Make sure you can barely fit the center hole of the washer with the punch, then just use it to pry it out from the center hole.
Worked very well for me.
What's the theory on the washers needing to be so tight fitting? I don't get it.
Supposedly they just fall right in, but I suspect from getting hammered on by the lifter it just pounded itself flat a bit.
Pete Faggella 03 PT Cruiser, 2.4L N/A 5 speed. Daily driver. All stock with baby moon wheels. 85 LeBaron 2.2TBI auto. Hoped I'd see a difference with bumped compression, but I didn't. Still slow. "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!'"
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