With the head bolts removed, you should be able to lift the head with the studs in placecliftyhanger wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:53 am I can vouch for the Headmasters effectiveness. It pulled the head on my TR7 powered toledo with no issues.
OK, my car may not have the engine at the correct height (I modified my subframe, made engine mount brackets etc) but managed to get the head up enough to be able to cut the studs with ease. If I had "played" with working the head up/down I may have been able to unscrew the studs, but I was prepared for DEFCON 1 and had new studs ready to fit.
So the question is.... with the engine in the car, can an 1850 head be removed with the studs left in place?
Dave