cylinder head removal question By Kaveman (Read 598 times)

[Kaveman]

Has anyone pulled their cylinder head without taking the engine completely off the frame ?
Bill C.

[sprocket]

Depends on the design...

[jake aka:ventoscoot]

What sprocket said, and yes, I have removed and put back my head many times without removing the engine, hell, I have taken the whole top end off 5 times without taking the engine out. Biggest issue is height. If you have access to a lift or a table that you can put it up on so you dont have to bend over it will make the whole thing a lot easier.

[sprocket]

In China and India etc they pull the engines to do any work on them...

They whip them out of the frames in a couple of minutes and up onto a bench, where they have fuel
battery, exhaust suction pipe etc etc... saves the back.. big time...

They also have a complete electrical system on a board, so they can swap out components
and see what isn't working...even a stator set-up run by an electric motor...

Scooter mechanics here could certainly learn a thing or two...

Very efficient...

[Alleyoop]

So true, those guys know what they are doing and how to fix things. The scoots are their daily and only Transportation. Here there are few and far between that I would call Scooter Mechanics all mostly do is replace parts. Your best mechanics here are you Snow Blower and Lawn Mower shops for small engines.
Alleyoop

[sprocket]

Outboard engine mechanics know their stuff too.. if you are near a marina so do chainsaw fixers..