[xj-s] Re: Head pulling

["Peter Cohen" <petercohen@unn.unisys.com>]

Kirby wrote:
>I was also wondering about simple prying.  I'm thinking about laying
>a large Allen wrench in the V alongside the inner edge of the head,
>and then inserting a big f___ing screwdriver -- er, pry bar -- OVER
>the Allen wrench and into the freeze plug holes along that edge of
>the head, and prying upward at that point.

About 6 months ago (or more), there was a contributor to the list who (if
you read between the lines) had his motor ruined by a dealer who was having
trouble getting the head off.  We never learned the details, but I suspect
that it something to do with prying and breaking something seriously
expensive.

Not having ever had to try to get the heads off an XJ-S, I am in no
position to give any advice. I just want to raise a flag that it appears to
be possible to do something really serious, even if you are an
"experienced" dealer mechanic.

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