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Taking head off ford 1991 petrol pc courier

Needing to take head off engine.Removed all surrounding parts except timing chain.Removed timing cover and timer adjustment parts,chain backed off a little but not enough to take off cog.Bolt/nut going through top timing cog tried loosening but tight as.What to do next?remove bolts holding down valve assembly(head bolts removed),take cover off frount of engine(hope not)Any help much appreciated.Cheers Paul.

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Best advice is to get a workshop manual for the engine before you do anything else. It is too costly to work blind.

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