STILL STUCK - GOING TO GET EVEN A BIGGER HAMMER...
1991 - Ranger 2.3
Blown Head Gasket - verified by compression test - no compression in Cyl-1, great in 2, 3 and 4
Took everything off; exhaust, intake manifolds, all of the head bolts (10)

Cannot get the head to budge
Tripple checked all bolts, etc
Used mallets (wood and rubber)
Used Hammer with a block of wood
Used a bigger hammer with a block of wood

I stopped short of the prying method

Came hear to get some advice - HELP!

 

You will have to climb on top of engine after removing the manifolds get two pry bars put them into the intakes/exhaust ports and pull up one side at a time it will move..

 

That was four months ago, hopefully he's figured it out by now.