My Blitz's

[Mike Cecil]

Scott,

Before you put ANYTHING on that lovely concrete, consider waiting till its cured then proof coat it with a penetrating concrete sealant. I used liquid Perspex in a previous shed and it worked a treat. Concrete dust was nil, sweeping up and removing oil drops was easy. Gave it two coats to leave a slick slightly gloss finish, so had to take a little care if it got wet, but ended in a much tidier and dust-free shed/work environment.

The shed after that was coated with a so-called concrete paint by the building contractor: it was rubbish, and stripped off just running wheels across it, but too late to give the floor a coat of something better, so I had to live with it.

The most recent shed got a coat of a satin finish water repelling sealant, and that works fine, too.

Mike C

[David Dunlop]

How many sheds does it take to make a village?


David

[Mike Cecil]

My wife dubbed the last one at Gunning, NSW, 'The Shed Complex'.... a 40' x 25', a 40' x 20' skillion, and a 40' x 20' shed, all adjacent and with concrete floors and with aprons front and back (to run the forklift around and work outside).

Then we moved to the USA.....

So now I have a modest 30' x 25'.

Always believed that acquiring MVs was one thing, but housing them properly to prevent deterioration while they waited in the resto line was a top priority. But that's just my view....

Mike C

[Lynn Eades]

Scott try baring the motor over now.

[hrpearce]

If you get desperate smash an old spark plug and braise an air fitting to it and try lifting the head with an air compressor.

[Lynn Eades]

Scott have you tried turning it against normal rotation?
Has the gearbox had water in it? Is it the gear box that's stopping it? What happens if you try with the clutch depressed? Will the chassis roll with the gearbox in neutral?(main shaft still turns) Will it roll with the clutch depressed (clutch is free and the gearbox is all turning)
If it turns out that the motor is seized, put a little diesel in the cylinders, with a bit of rag. Light it and let it burn for quite a while. The thermal expansion will help free it up. (probably better out side) It only needs to be a small flame.
I assume this is a 216 and has cast iron pistons?
Try a small hydraulic jack with a block of wood under the exhaust studs. be careful. you might get enough purchase by hand with no lever fitted.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Scott

Silly question but are you sure you got all the head bolts? Your pictures shows the rocker arm assembly in place and there is one head bolt dead center under it. You should have 15 head bolts out on the bench.

If they are all out then you are probably just dealing with some really good gasket cement. I would go with the air compressor route, the screw in fitting for compression gauge can generally be fitted to an air line. Try a couple of different cylinders hopefully you will fine one that will hold pressure. If you remove the rocker are assembly all the valves should be closed.

Depending on if you find cylinders that will hold air, you may want to put a couple of the head bolts back in loosely two control how hard the head comes off.

Once you get it apart, remember the witches brew of acetone and ATF, I've had really good luck getting engines unstuck after letting them soak for a couple of weeks.

Keep us posted on what you find.

Cheers Phil