simplest way of removing heads?

[TVRmuppet]

Investigating cooling problems at moment. Not at the point of having to remove head/s quite yet, but if proves head gasket/s, are there access issues to remove in car. The exhaust manifolds are a pain. Could they be left on with the head?

[Chris71]

I suspect you can lift the heads and manifolds off in one go with the engine in place.

We didn't actually take the heads off mine until it was on the bench, but thinking back I reckon it would have been fairly straightforward to do. I suspect it probably would work with the exhaust manifolds left on and I'm near-enough certain you could do it in-situ without them.

As a matter of fact my dad and I were thinking about dropping the block in without the heads when we re-install it to give a bit more space to thread the engine in...

[spend]

On your car you've got FA chance of getting at the head bolts whilst the manifolds are on.

[macdeb]

^^^^ you gotta take 'em off first.

[debaron]

macdeb said:

^^^^ you gotta take 'em off first.

+1

Fraid so - I asked this very question a while back

http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&amp...

[TVRmuppet]

Thanks for the info guys, but panic over. Stuck thermostat. Seems ok now.

[Simon says]

debaron said:

macdeb said:

^^^^ you gotta take 'em off first.

+1

Fraid so - I asked this very question a while back

http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&amp...

+2 I made the wrong assumption too but was quickly corrected by the more knowledgeable of the TVR brigade

[Chris71]

I stand corrected. We took the heads off in May, so I'm afraid my memory isn't as vivid as it might be!