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California98Civic · 05-02-2018, 08:11 PM

Rain and house repairs claiming what project time I have but I need my car badly so I went out just now to fix an error and get the head off finally. Machinist also wants extra $$ if I have him remove the camshaft before testing and resurfacing for flatness, so more new territory. But I cannot worry about that 'cause I am stuck again, anyway.

Here is the stuck area:

I cut the heater hose on left when nothing could budge it after 20 years and 260,000 miles. Used my grandfather in-law's old butchering saw (made in Hollywood!). He was owned a little grocery once upon a time:

Thx Pop-pop!

But I am stuck with this one: what is it and what besides penetrant can I used to get it loose? Honda FSM not helpful.

Lastly, when I took out the plugs there was an oily sludge on #4 (on the left) and a sweeter oily smell in cylinder #4. There was also a smell of gasoline in cylinder #2. Blown head gasket alright. Seems like oil and coolant mixing and even causing maybe minor misfiring. Honestly, the car was still running and idling and not overheating, so I hope I got to this early enough to save the block and head.

DUNNO WHY PICS KEEP GETTING ROTATED! LOL

05-02-2018, 08:11 PM	#359 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	cylinder head removal obstacle Rain and house repairs claiming what project time I have but I need my car badly so I went out just now to fix an error and get the head off finally. Machinist also wants extra $$ if I have him remove the camshaft before testing and resurfacing for flatness, so more new territory. But I cannot worry about that 'cause I am stuck again, anyway. Here is the stuck area: I cut the heater hose on left when nothing could budge it after 20 years and 260,000 miles. Used my grandfather in-law's old butchering saw (made in Hollywood!). He was owned a little grocery once upon a time: Thx Pop-pop! But I am stuck with this one: what is it and what besides penetrant can I used to get it loose? Honda FSM not helpful. Lastly, when I took out the plugs there was an oily sludge on #4 (on the left) and a sweeter oily smell in cylinder #4. There was also a smell of gasoline in cylinder #2. Blown head gasket alright. Seems like oil and coolant mixing and even causing maybe minor misfiring. Honestly, the car was still running and idling and not overheating, so I hope I got to this early enough to save the block and head. DUNNO WHY PICS KEEP GETTING ROTATED! LOL Attached Thumbnails __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.