So much for following the shop manual instructions . . . . . . . . .The factory folks who pen the service manual, obviously do not deal with parts or assemblies that have been: "IN SERVICE" . . . . . . . .From the factory manual:
Cylinder Removal.
1) Turn stripped cylinder block assembly on its' side,
2) "Push" cylinder barrels out individually.
Unfortunately, this does not take "in service" water jacket corrosion into account.
However, somebody (I wonder who) has trodden this path before with some Renault and Ferrari blocks/barrels . . . . . . . .
A steel "barrel removal adaptor", combined with:
1) Some proper length wood 4x4's
2) A hardwood "barrel removal extension"
3) A "BFH" persuader . . . . . .
4) Some judicious application of heat . . . . . .
5) Something "soft" for the barrel to land upon . . . . . .
6) Luckily, a "lack" of extensive corrosion.
and:
voilĂ !!!!Naked (undamaged) cylinder block!!!!
Just like the Le Crazy Horse de Paris . . . . . . . . well, sort of . . . . . . if you are into engines in some sick and twisted way . . . . . . . .
Time to crack that bottle of Schnapps
Fortunately, it appears that the corrosion is confined to the interface between the barrel and the block at the bottom of the water jacket. And it was easily "broken" with a bit of localized heat from a propane torch and a BFH. More extensive corrosion might have needed an acetylene torch with a rosebud, but, again,
Dumb luck is your friend. Some corrosion removal is in order here. Perhaps bead, or other media, blasting, of the localized, corroded areas of both the block and the barrels.
Going "off the grid" for a bit. Mrs. Fordboy undergoes second procedure today.
BFHboy