345 DeSoto
LVC Member
Still waiting for my books/pubs to arrive, but I need to get the heads off of the block NOW. I've got everything off of the engine except the heads. This might be old hat for most of you, but I have NO idea how to remove the chain drives to the heads or what to do/not to do while removing them. HELP! Also need to know how you guys clean up the gasket surfaces on the aluminum, without gouging them all up. Any chemicals I can use? On iron engines, I'd just have at it with the scraper and scotch brite disk, but this is aluminum. Thanks guys...