$^^%$&^%$ DARN HEAD BOLTS

Fond an engine to work on and is a 2.3 turbo - I removed the valve cover and I can't get the head bolts to even budge - I was going to send the head out to get it redone - I was full bore into turning it (and I'm a big guy) but those suckers would not budge. Any ideas????

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Lots of PB Blaster and a long breaker bar socket wrench....

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Dan Eaves
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REally PBBLASTER? This engine is al oiled up and valve cover just removed - the head is covered in oil....

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I use a 1/2" breaker bar that is about 2 feet long, and a piece of pipe about 1 1/2 feet long slipped over the end to give about a 30" long lever arm. Even then, it takes a real good yank to break them loose.

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Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 20 psi, forced air intercooler, water injection, bypass valve, Ranger roller cam, subframes, etc., etc.. // 86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP nitrous, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.... // 91 Escort: Bone stock winter car // 00 Windstar (wifes vehicle)

Just look out for your back,pinched 2 nerves getting mine loose.Just keep using longer pieces of pipe till they break

If you have a floor jack remove the lever and slip it over a wrench this will give you a good 2 1/2' pry bar and those bolts will come right loose. Don't hurt yourself.

i went through that yesterday. get a 1/2 inch ratchet, with a hollow bar to pry. those bolts are bitches. the second from the front on the left side took me two busted knuckles to get off. on the bright side, i finally found a good head, which is sent off for a valve job as i type. u are just gonna have pull the hell out of them man, basically.

oh yeah, i think is was a short well 13 mm socket that got it off for me, with a short extension, but whatever it was, IT HAS to have be a 12 star, not 6. the 6 points just slip off. good luck man.

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i am assuming that u ended up gettin them off.

Didn't get them off yet - going back saturday to get them.

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