Head removal while engine in car ?, Can heads be removed from engine while engine in car? Options

[pistonboy]

Hello

Can heads be removed from a 914 engine without removing the engine from the car?

Thank you.

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

NOPE

Hello

Can heads be removed from a 914 engine without removing the engine from the car?

Thank you.

[ClayPerrine]

NOPE

Hello

Can heads be removed from a 914 engine without removing the engine from the car?

Thank you.

Sorry Doc.. on this one you are wrong. I did it years ago on a cold winter day. The engine dropped a valve seat. I had to replace the head to get to work the next day. And I didn't have a garage, just a carport and a shed.

So I stripped the engine tin off that side while it was in the car, and loosened the crossbar enough on that side so the engine would sag and the head would clear the suspension console. I pulled the head and replaced it with another one that I had in the shed.

It was not easy, and I would never recommend it to anyone. It was a dirt ball way of doing it, but it had to be done so I could keep my job. And laying on concrete n a 20 degree farenheit day saps your stamina quick. I had to stop every 30 minutes to warm up.

The right way to do this is to pull the engine out of the car.