1978 Suzuki gs550 Difficult to remove cylinder head

[linguini]

So in short all bolts and nuts removed, camchain loosened, camshafts removed, but nothing.... the cylinder head will not budge. Thinking of applying heat but thought I'd put some feelers out to see if anyone else had ideas.

 

[Guest]

Small bolt facing upward at the front between 2 and 3?

 

[linguini]

Wish there was one, but there is not one there.

 

[jbthomp]

Give it a couple good whacks with a deadblow hammer and see if it will come off. It's probably just the head gasket that has it stuck. I don't know if i would put a lot of heat to a head. Might try to spray some penetrating oil down between the studs and the head. Maybe there is some corrosion in there.

 

[GSX1000E]

Large rubber deadblow hammer and hit the carb mounting flanges so that you do not break any fins. (Note the proper spelling/use of the word BREAK)

 

[old_skool]

Please don't BREAK your arm patting yourself on the back.

On the other hand, go ahead, it might slow down some of these inane posts.

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Troll alert...Troll alert...take shelter in nearest bunker and report to your local moderator

 

[wacky941]

Please don't BREAK your arm patting yourself on the back.

On the other hand, go ahead, it might slow down some of these inane posts.

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Gotta admit, I agree with the others, here is an individual asking a legitimate question looking for serious responses and this is the advice you give, sad, really sad!
BTW, there are many people here who seem to think that the words break and brake are interchangeable, they're not (as you obviously already know).

Linguini, I really wish that I had some advice to give you in your situation however, I've never had that problem (yet), don't worry, there are many that will give you serious legitimate advice on how to handle the problem you came across.

 

[JTGS850GL]

Steve: I have to agree with the other's as well. You usually add constructive comments but in this case you added nothing. Even if you disagree with the above proposed procedure you didn't even offer any alternatives.

 

[old_skool]

To actually contribute...I've had one after all the bolts were out, did not want to separate no matter how hard I hit it with a rubber mallet, I was sure there were more bolts somewhere, eventually, it took me using a real baby sledge hammer against a piece of 2x4 to pop it apart.

 

[Nessism]

GSX1000E is Eric Bang. The guy that's been banned from the GSR at least two different occasions. Anything Steve says or implies regarding Eric's behavior is warranted in my view.

 

[old_skool]

Anything Steve says or implies regarding Eric's behavior is warranted in my view.

And I suppose "your view" is more important than following forum rules, if it is Eric, fine, report it to the moderator, it doesn't give Steve...OR YOU, the right to start your own personal crusade or pi$$ing match in some else thread, with your experience, you should know better, but one of the reasons I seldom frequent this forum anymore is so many think they're above it all. The reputation of this forum around the net in other media is horrible. My apologies to the OP for my contribution to derailing this thread, hope you have success in your build, if the others in this thread have any shred of decency, they will apologize to the OP as well.

 

[rustybronco]

Good old 67fire, HDEric, 7981gs, GS1100E, possibly few others that I can't recall has been banned and like a bad penny, still comes back trying to deceive.

Try tapping a 1" putty knife into the gasket at various spots along the head before applying the mallet.

 

[Steve]

Please tell us how your post helps this thread out, Steve?

The use of a deadblow hammer on an area that will cause the least amount of damage, sounds like some good advice to me.

It helps EXACTLY the same way that Eric bragging about using "break" correctly does.

Read it again, I was not questioning the use of a deadblow hammer, I was commenting on Eric pointing out how good he was to use "break" correctly.

Steve: I have to agree with the other's as well. You usually add constructive comments but in this case you added nothing. Even if you disagree with the above proposed procedure you didn't even offer any alternatives.

Again, I was not disagreeing with the procedure, just pointing out the inaneness of Eric's bragging.

Maybe I should have deleted the part of the quote that included said procedure and just quoted Eric's comment, but it's too late for that now.

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[Steve]

Good old 67fire, HDEric, 7981gs, GS1100E, possibly few others that I can't recall has been banned and like a bad penny, still comes back trying to deceive.

Who knows? He might have been GS450 and William P. Guff, too.

There are a couple of current names that I have suspicions about, but I am not naming names (yet).

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[KKBS]

If all fasteners removed, I recommend the dead blow hammer as well. Don't go sticking putty knives into sensitive sealing areas.

And as far as comments re Eric: Seems some of you guys are pretty good at slinging the hate. The guy has more real world information than even he admits. Furthermore, he has been a resource both on this forum and by telephone and emails etc. to dozens of folks here. And yes, he has even hooked up his trailer to his Suburban and headed out to rescue some sorry assed folks with their broken down GS machines.

And Steve, we know you are a decent guy most of the time. But, when you get a hate on, you just become an a$$ hole.

 

[Steve]

And as far as comments re Eric: Seems some of you guys are pretty good at slinging the hate. The guy has more real world information than even he admits. Furthermore, he has been a resource both on this forum and by telephone and emails etc. to dozens of folks here. And yes, he has even hooked up his trailer to his Suburban and headed out to rescue some sorry assed folks with their broken down GS machines.

If only some of that wonderfulness continued into his written word here. There are some rather compelling reasons that he has been banned several times, and continues to come back, trying to disguise himself. However, eventually he slips up a bit and shows some evidence relating to who he really is.

Yes, I know someone who has met him personally and has been helped by him. In fact, Eric went out of his way to provide shop space, tools and even a few parts for the somewhat stranded traveller. But that does not even come close to balancing out what has spewed from his keyboard.

And Steve, we know you are a decent guy most of the time. But, when you get a hate on, you just become an a$$ hole.

And you would know this ... how?? You have not seen me with "a hate on". Neither have you met me. However, if you would like the opportunity, we are planning a trip out West next summer, maybe we can swing far enough south to meet up.

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[earlfor]

GSX1000E is Eric Bang. The guy that's been banned from the GSR at least two different occasions. Anything Steve says or implies regarding Eric's behavior is warranted in my view.

SIX times Ed.

 

[administrator]

And I am going to stick my nose into this conversation...

Yes, I have no doubt that Eric has been helpful to forum members. While that may be true there are real reasons that he has been banned in the past. While I won't go into details, let's just say that he has a tendency of "going off the rails". While I understand that everyone can have a bad day, this certainly wasn't the case when he was banned.

So yes, I know that he is back in the forum. While I know that he can be helpful to some of the folks around here, he is still being watched. Unfortunately, just as in real life, people with a history fall under greater scrutiny than most others.

Frank

 

[Nessism]

Okay then, Frank has spoken. I'm glad he is aware of Eric's presence. Personally, I think it's okay for Eric to hang out as long as he contributes in a positive way. No different from anyone else I suppose. It's good for all of us to be kind to others and not assume too much.

 

[Brendan W]

It's probably off by now. If not, I don't like hitting heads. I prefer to put old studs in the exhaust ports, get a bit of wood under them and use a jack to put some load on the head and leave it over night. Downward blows with a rubber mallet can help.
Then there is the old rope trick. You feed a bit of rope into the spark plug hole and spin the starter until it stops. Rewind and hit it again. I know this works on older cast iron motors. I wonder if anyone here has heard of it being used successfully on bikes.