i took off all manifolds. all headbolts. all hoses. timing belt gear. gave it all i had and it wont budge. ideas?

 

i guess nobody has taken a head off


is it supposed to be sticky??????

 

I'm sure it would be. All of your head bolts are off right? (12 i think? or 10?) Just making sure....

The headgasket has a bit of rubber all around it, and it has been compressed in there for more than 10 years. I'm positive it will be very sticky. I guess just grab a rubber mallet, and give it a few good wacks??? Or just yank on it really really hard!


BUT, remember that there are a few connections to the head just underneath the distributor! One is a coolant hose, and the other two are wiring harness plugs I think. Make sure you have unplugged those! Then just double check EVERYWHERE around the head, making sure nothing is there holding it down.

Also, is the side motor mount attached to the head??? Can't remember!

Good Luck!!!


[Modified by MrTodd, 1:02 AM 9/2/2002]


[Modified by MrTodd, 1:04 AM 9/2/2002]

 

i pry'd mine with a flat head at the edge of the head and block. i didnt just jamed it in there because you could damage the head gasket surface. just find a corner to work with. my head gasket was sticky. its like seperating 2 pieces of card board thast been joined with double-sided tape. good luck. its easy

 

**** NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dont do that , it will damage the surface between the head and the block...... that part has to be tight, seal and stuff.... to pry u need to have it beetween the 2 parts iwhc means u going to mess it up...... just go buy a rubber hammer ($4 at a hardware store) and put a piece of wood on the header bolts and hit it softly..... the compound of the 4G civic head gasket engines its made of "gasket" material, on 5G+ gaskets are metal sheets, qich dont stick as much as the 4G ones.... just tap it smoothly with a rubber hammer softly.....

 

i agree with this method as well. the head does stick to the block, but once it separated some, i tried to pull it up by hand as to not damage anything.

you are better off hammering on something than prying in between the head and the block.

 

and remember to just tap the head , just to loose it...... the head doesnt come off like a book.... they have to get loose and come straight up bc of the oil jet that its inside the head from the block... just a reminder so u dont mess the jet.....

 

it is perfectly safe to pry PROVIDED you do it in the right spot. NEVER NEVER NEVER pry on a surface that the headgasket sits on. But if you look on the back corner of the engine by the timing belt you will see a slot that you can fit a small prybar or a large screwdriver in. It is right above where the water pump sits. but once again never pry on the head gasket surface or in anywhere you have to shove a screwdriver in and risk gouging something.

Andy

 

u know it and i know it
but these people that are starting to learn this stuff; can't start on the complex side. after they have done it once, it will be more easier for them to figure it out ... well just keeping it simple for them....