Heat siezed engine, rebuilding blah blah blah. Can't get the head off. The 4 internal bolts and the 5 external are removed. WF, how do i get it off. someone please help. thanks

Did you give it a few love taps with a soft mallet? It needs a little jarring to get ti loose.

its gotten more then a few love taps haha. wont seem to crack.

Put a few of the head nuts back on, finger tight less half a turn, pull the plug caps off........then crank it over on the starter...et voila...compression will free it off.........it never fails.

heat siezed engine, wont crank over at all.

Tough-shaZam! then.

Try smacking it with a soft mallet horizontally, one side at a time, DONT lever against the fins or try and smack it upwards for obvious reasons.

i'll give it a go. Still open to all and any suggestions.

Rubber tipped non-OSHA blow gun nozzle into the spark plug ports after removing the cams. 

Reinstall the head bolts as previously stated. 

thanks for the help guys, we used some traditional wooden shims. I need a new engine, what will fit into a 2005 gs500f with no issues? 04, 05, 06 engines right?

Quote from: GeeP on January 10, 2009, 05:58:34 PM
Rubber tipped non-OSHA blow gun nozzle into the spark plug ports after removing the cams. 

Reinstall the head bolts as previously stated. 

That's a good idea