Is there any way to take off the head without taking off the intake manifold?

i am installing a new oem headgasket and srp head studs, but am having a hard time getting the head off

i have disconnected most everything...and wanted to know if there was anyway to do it without removing the im, or at least an easier way of getting the im off

 

I never take off the intake manifold. I know the head is a little bit heavy but get a couple of your buddies and you'll be able to lift it off the block

 

did you unbolt the intake manifold from the pedestal thing?

 

lol i just saw that...so now everything is unattached except for a sensor on the passenger side of the head and on some electrical component on the back...any easy ways to get them off...they both seem like they are gonna take some creative thinkinhg to get off..but its too dark now to keep working, and have any idea wut im doing

 

well i need to look at the one in the back of the im tomorrow with more light...but the one on the passanger side is held on by a brass nut, but thenut is kind of recessed into the head, making it very very hard to get to it with a wrench

 

how about a socket??

 

i never take off the IM or the manifold/turbo. they are not heavy they are aluminum lol!

disconnect everything. pull it off. easy as that.

 

Alright...i got the studs into the block and the new hg...but the head wont drop all the way down...there is about a half inch gap. will that go away when i tighten down the studs?

 

your probebly cought on that little oil skirt