<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'>Right head almost off. Removed shrouds (thankful that the right heater shroud offered no mysteries), carb studs out, all top six heads nuts cooperated nicely with no stud movement (three broke free with PPB and tightening them a bit before loosening; the other three required the vice grips as well). Should I tightening those back up a bit before removing the lower studs? I thought I read somewhere that that helps take stress off the lower studs when removing them.
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<div>Battle Cruiser, thanks for the tightening first tip. <br>
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From: Dan Weiss via Novacc-list <novacc-list@corvair.org><br>
To: bryan <bryan@skiblack.com><br>
Cc: Dan Weiss <dkakd@aol.com>; novacc-list <novacc-list@corvair.org><br>
Sent: Sat, Mar 11, 2017 8:32 am<br>
Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Look Ma-No Head!<br>
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Bryan,
Thinking to move onto the right side and get both done. Whatever I don't accomplish during the week, we could do at the meeting.
It would be good to have all the rockers and rollers examined to see if I need to replace any.
We could look at my braking system. Under panic stops the right front usually locks. Nothing has fixed that. The only line that has not been replaced is the line to that wheel.
It would be helpful to have input as to what else I should consider doing given the open state of the engine compartment.
Also, everyone's suggestion as to a parts list I should get for the assembly would be helpful.
I plan to send the heads to David at Stinger Motorsports in Roanoke, so I probably won't be able to install them til midApril.
Plus , there's always pinball!
But honestly, if you think that the group's time would be better served helping another since I already got the head out,
You have my support surely.
Dan
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On Mar 10, 2017 8:44 PM, Bryan Blackwell <<a href="mailto:bryan@skiblack.com">bryan@skiblack.com</a>> wrote:
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> Good job - it also looks like the head is repairable and you have the pop up pistons I was thinking of.
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> So now that it's out, what's the project for the meeting? Think you'll have it back in time to assemble?
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> --Bryan
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> > On Mar 10, 2017, at 6:49 PM, Dan Weiss via Novacc-list <novacc-<a href="mailto:list@corvair.org">list@corvair.org</a>> wrote:
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> > <head out.jpg>
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> > Head is out! Thankful that I did not have to drill or chisel any of the head nuts. All came off intact with vice grips on the studs and PB Blaster. Used two breaker bars on the vice grips to close them with very tight grip on the studs.
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> > Here is the head. The dropped seat is evident under the exhaust valve.
> > <valve close up.jpg>
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> > Looks like it stayed intact, which was great news. Here is the top of the piston, so I guess I did get it to TDC on the leak down test.<piston at TDC.jpg>
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> > Thanks again to all.
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> > Dan
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