head that won't budge

[wingski]

Hey guys, I’m in need of suggestions. I removed all the nuts from the head bolts and cannot get that head to budge. I’m sure that the previous owner used a head gasket sealer or maybe glue. Whatever he used, it would have worked great if the head had been torqued correctly. It wasn’t. I’ve tapped the head with a small ballpeen hammer, but it’s going to take a lot more than that to break it loose. I thought about finding a really big bolt to screw into one of the spark plug holes and using a head bolt with the nut on as a fulcrum. However, I don’t want to screw up that head so shoot some ideas this way.

Thanks, Mike