:bandit: try using a long pry bar or a really big flat tip screw driver to gently pry off the head. Don't pry between the head & the block! try to lever the head off by interlocking the "prybar" on the intake manifold bolts & the exhaust manifold studs, & pull up. be careful not to bend the bolts because chances are they are old & a bitch to extracate if they brake. a liitle clever english or spanish in my case always helps too.