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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:28 pm ] |
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Any magic answer that make easier to pull the head? Other than,remove nuts and studs, disconnect host to water pump, add penetrating oil and hang engine from roof by the head.....wonder what the huge noise is in the night.. |
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| Author: | Lillee [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:31 pm ] |
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2 rocker cover bolts, 5 manifold nuts, 9-11 head nuts, 1 heater outlet hose (if installed), 1 top hose off. That's all. Why do you need to hang the head? My record for changing a head gasket was about 1 hour and that was taking it easy and stopping to brink beer every 5 mins 
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:58 pm ] |
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I have never had it apart so I have no idea what state it is in and I had filled the bores with oil until I could rebuild it so all that has to come out. |
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| Author: | jbeenz [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:13 pm ] |
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try geting a long craft knife in there, or hit it with a hammer! 
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:33 pm ] |
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Call me stupid but... Do you need take off the rocker gear or does th ehad come off with it in situ? I havent seen an A-series head. Do the rocker bolts bolt through the head to block or to the head only? |
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:38 pm ] |
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Blokeinamoke wrote: Call me stupid but...
Do you need take off the rocker gear or does th ehad come off with it in situ? I havent seen an A-series head. Do the rocker bolts bolt through the head to block or to the head only? Please ignore RTFM resolved the problem |
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| Author: | DOZ [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:39 pm ] |
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Blokeinamoke wrote: Call me stupid but...
Do you need take off the rocker gear or does th ehad come off with it in situ? I havent seen an A-series head. Do the rocker bolts bolt through the head to block or to the head only? Better off to take it off, half the bolts/studs that hold it on also are for the head itself. The smaller ones (in middle) are only into head. Remove pushrods by jiggling them a little (to stop the follower sticking) and note position in case of uneven wear. Separate head by levering between water pump and head is probably easiest, some people use a hammer too. Daniel |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:15 pm ] |
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don't for get to drain the cooling system first also Yep and make sure you giggle the push rods otherwise the folloews will come off the Cam and you will have real run if this happens unless you have a 1100 or a Cooper S motor (still not fun even is you have these) been thier and done that One additional thing I'll add...replace the head studs they may have stretched and if one brakes its head off again...What size motor if its a 998 or 1100 get youself a ACL head gasket, they are the best...its black with blue trace on it 
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| Author: | gafmo [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:17 pm ] |
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not sure where you underpants are...but if i'm sure if your free on Saturday a couple of us could give you a hand for a beer or two
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:30 pm ] |
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No real need to replace head studs, the late ones are same as an S anyhow. But if they are the BOLTS that BMC used in late 60s-early 70s, they DO break easy now- I'd bin em and fit studs/nuts.
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| Author: | gafmo [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:32 pm ] |
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yep thats what I did |
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:48 pm ] |
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gafmo wrote: not sure where you underpa9ts are...but if i'm sure if your free on Saturday a couple of us could give you a hand for a beer or two
No can do. Thanks anyway. The Moke is Mon - Friday project (except when working) and the weekends are tied up with children to sport transfer, working on the Jag for its next work trip and other stuff. I will have the head off tomorrow should all be OK. Its just I have never worked on an engine that was pushrod. Now I have a better understanding of how it hangs together it should be fine. However that beer is available for future use if I get really stuck. |
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:50 pm ] |
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gafmo wrote: don't for get to drain the cooling system first also
Yep and make sure you giggle the push rods otherwise the folloews will come off the Cam and you will have real run if this happens unless you have a 1100 or a Cooper S motor (still not fun even is you have these) been thier and done that One additional thing I'll add...replace the head studs they may have stretched and if one brakes its head off again...What size motor if its a 998 or 1100 get youself a ACL head gasket, they are the best...its black with blue trace on it Coolant drained, front five nuts and studs came out clean and healthy and appear unstreched, its an 1100 but I will be careful. Thanks |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:50 pm ] |
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ow and undo the by pass hose also...can be a pain and not want to disconnect when the head is comming off,...just a pain really..take the other 4 bolts/Studs off and the manifolds and it should come easy enough if its Studs you may need to giggle it around to lift it. if you have head bolts don't trust if they don't look stretch just change tem anyway |
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:52 am ] |
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The head is off and apart from decoking it looks fine. Thanks everybody..now to take check the clutch. |
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