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UK Pete:
Today i thought i would spend a few hours in the garage on the F2 , so i went out and got my cylinder head out, this head has been getting me down as it had a seized bolt which the PO had just drilled through, and left the really rough corroded head fused to the aluminium.
The bolt i am talking about was one of the four bolts under the rubber pucks ( the ones people usually forget and hammer the shit out of their head breaking off fins before realising), anyway i had tried all sorts of things to get this out but it was corroded in there real bad and was in such an awkward place to access, i had an idea  to get an easy-out in the top of it and jam it in tight then turn the head around and tap it through from underneath, after many attempts i won the battle and got it out. A proper eureka moment!
Also there are a few stripped threads in the head one of them a cam tower fixing bolt thread, so i for the first time used my helicoil kit  drilled it out and inserted a new helicoil thread, i am so chuffed that i have got out there in amongst all mess and done something constructive,its back to full on enthusiasm for me , and to add to the excitement DS emailed me yesterday, and the box of new goodies i ordered quite a while back is on its way so i can crack on with the rebuild.
Pete
the remaing peice i managed to get out

pae:
Nice one, glad you're back on it now. Bit of a mess that bit, ain't it?

Phil

Bryanj:
urghhh is all i can add!!

Spitfire:
That's great stuff, it usually ends in tears but nice to hear this one had a happy ending, must look at my spare F2 head and barrels as I bought them from a breakers and they were a bit rough dismantling so I have a few miss treated bolts and studs as well.

Cheers

Den

AshimotoK0:
Pete's got a big smile on his face now - and he has caught the bug. I will let him expalin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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