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hedfurst |
Jun 29 2008, 06:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 99 Joined: 9-March 03 From: S. Mississippi Member No.: 406 |
Hello All,
Got several issues with one of my T-4 motors and wanted some ideas. I have pulled one of the heads to have some broken exhaust studs replaced and one of the cylinders is stuck in the head! It's only been a few days but everything I've tried hasn't worked. I'm trying to be careful but that big hammer is looking more and more appealing. Any suggestions? Also, this is a stock motor out of my 912E, runs great and is still fuel injected! I have found some clues that indicate some previous work but am not sure to what extent. Anyway, this thing has head spacers/gaskets. I don't remember finding any of these when I originally dismantled my '74 2L 914 motor. My question is whether there is a significant performance benefit to me pulling the other head to get rid of these things. How much of an CR/performance improvement will 20thousanths less deck heighth get me? Adviseable or even worth the trouble? |
dbgriffith75 |
Jun 30 2008, 09:45 AM
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TheGrif Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 25-July 07 From: Iowa, USA Member No.: 7,945 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE use some penetrant for a couple of days until a gentle tap from a rubber hammer frees the cylinder (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) But if this doesn't work, you might try using a torch (on its lowest heat setting) to gently heat the head and cylinder, and then tapping it loose w/ a rubber mallet. Or if you don't have a mallet, use a block of wood. Just don't hit metal to metal- chances are good you will do some damage if you do. And this is just my personal opinion/preference, but I reccommend you use head gaskets. I'm sure there's 914ers here that have gotten away w/out them and using spacers instead, but it seems to me that ditching head gaskets would have the same effect on a T4 as it would on a V8- the results just aren't pretty. |
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