Have you tried a stud puller?
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:39:40 -0400 <nght...@bellsouth.net> writes:
> Hi KRNetters!
> I'm one of the new guys. Just started rebuilding a Corvair engine
> for my bird, and was hoping the words of the wise would be available
> to enlighten the inexperienced... or rather, me.
>
> I have nearly the entire engine broken down and cleaned, however, my
> dilemma lies with the cylinder head studs, having 4 out of the 6 per
> case half not wanting to come out. Interestingly, I have noticed
> that in all cases, they are studs which are not threaded through the
> case (like you could see the threading from the inside of the case).
> I have tried every method I know to extract these studs (with the
> hope of cleaning and painting them) from nut-jamming them, to
> penetrating oil. Short of melting the aluminum case into which they
> are imbedded, does anybody have any ideas?
>
> Much abliged to all ideas - and to the winning idea, I owe a beer!
>
> I will try very hard to locate the KR crowd at Oshkosh next week.
>
> Again, my thanks!
>
> Cedric Gould
>
> Pictures to come of my progress.
>
>
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