Re: So easy a monkey could do it?

• Author: steve (---.unh.edu)
• Verified User: stevep1989
• Date Posted: 05-16-08 09:40

if you reaaaaallly wanna check it, take the stud out with some vice grips. just clamp it REAL hard and turn it CCW like it was a bolt. theyre meant to come out. then inspect it… roll it over a flat table and see if it rolls alright or if it has a warp. if it has a warp, true it like you’d true anything (bend it with misc. pliers and hammers and surfaces and whatnot) and put it back in. if you dont feel like doing that, it doesnt really matter anyways. soon as you get the gasket on, sliding the head back on will make the stud right itself, pretty much.

basically what im saying is its not that crucial. just get that ish back on and back together.

by the way, +5 points for first time cylinder head removal!