head removal question ASAP

[89 Stroker]

finally got i think everything undone on my 97 7.3 pass side head

got all the bolts that hold the head on, removed exhaust manfold / removed that fuel whatever line that leads to the back of the head, the thing wont budge, anything im missing?

 

[ghohouston]

double check you got em all out, otherwise, there will be a good seal on them, you will have to kind of "jerk" up on them, or at least in my case. hell, i pulled heads on a mack haul truck today, and each head (macks are split 3 cyl. per head on some of them) we had a cherry picker, and it didnt even pull them up, we still had to jack with them to get them off the block

 

[ghohouston]

those heads arent light either, so be careful. could be bad on your back

 

[89 Stroker]

iv got a hoist n such, im iv double checked and i think i got em all, when i try to pull it the whole motor just lifts up, gotta be the seal but ill triple check

 

[kyle43335]

learn to spell....

 

[89 Stroker]

learn to spell....

lol if your just gonna complain, then leave, simple

 

[kyle43335]

lol if your just gonna complain, then leave, simple

If people can understand what your asking, you might receive a little more help... just saying.

 

[89 Stroker]

If people can understand what your asking, you might receive a little more help... just saying.

no thanks to you i have already got the help if you can read the above posts, obviously the spelling is fine because i got the ANSWER i needed

 

[Bustedknuckles]

Use a prybar and pry up on a edge of the head to break the seal.

 

[Stroker#66]

How many head bolts did you take out?

 

[89 Stroker]

How many head bolts did you take out?

counted 18, am i missing some?

 

[David N]

x2 on the pry bar. I remember mine were a PITA to get off and apart from the block.

 

[89 Stroker]

well guys, finally figured out the problem, about a month and a half ago when i was changing fuel lines in the fuel lines on the fuel bowl, i knocked a small hose clamp into the intake plenum, but i soon found another small hose clamp at the bottom of the valley(thinking that was the one i knocked off) ran fine for the month untill i gunned it and it ended up getting CRUNCHED into the piston, now i dont know if its any good, any ideas?

 

[kyle43335]

well guys, finally figured out the problem, about a month and a half ago when i was changing fuel lines in the fuel lines on the fuel bowl, i knocked a small hose clamp into the intake plenum, but i soon found another small hose clamp at the bottom of the valley(thinking that was the one i knocked off) ran fine for the month untill i gunned it and it ended up getting CRUNCHED into the piston, now i dont know if its any good, any ideas?

You should be able to save the hose clamp!!! Lol

 

[89 Stroker]

You should be able to save the hose clamp!!! Lol

i still need it!! haha what do you think the options are for this?

 

[Stroker#66]

Find a used engine

 

[neverkickn]

Find a junk yard runner and throw it in.

 

[kyle43335]

i still need it!! haha what do you think the options are for this?

The pictures are fuzzy. But it looks like your going to need a piston and possibly a head.

I have heads to sell if you need them?? In reality if the head isn't. Gouged to bad or cracked? I would smooth out the sharp edges and reuse the head. Piston replacement is a must.

 

[89 Stroker]

engine swap isnt an option on this truck, gonna try n get it out tommorow ( the hose clamp)

 

[89 Stroker]

The pictures are fuzzy. But it looks like your going to need a piston and possibly a head.

I have heads to sell if you need them?? In reality if the head isn't. Gouged to bad or cracked? I would smooth out the sharp edges and reuse the head. Piston replacement is a must.

last pic shows the puncture the hose clamp made on the head, look bad enough for a new one ?