Changing head gasket on 97 grand am trying to take head off to get to gasket but head does not want to come of?

please help|||I gotta go with Garret on this one,beat the hell out of it with a RUBBER hammer.If you don%26#039;t have one you can use a regular hammer and a block of wood Gently with those tools.Don%26#039;t pry or heat aluminum|||Assuming you checked and double checked that you have every bolt out of the valve cover and the cylinder head, including the head bolts, then the gasket is simply stuck. get a rubber hammer and give it a few good wacks on the sides. No metal hammers. Remember that its made out of recycled soda cans. (Aluminum) and damages easily. Rubber is ok though.|||Find a safe place for prying and use a long prybar to loosen the head. Remember that the head, which is very heavy, sits on two dowels so you have to pry up.|||The main problem is that it%26#039;s a 97 Grand Am. Ug. Grand Ams are nightmares. If neither of the other suggestions work for you, you may want to try a propane torch to expand the head. Be very careful with the torch. If you don%26#039;t know what you%26#039;re doing, you could really mess yourself or the car up. Don%26#039;t let hold the torch in one place. Move it in large circles to heat up the entire head. It%26#039;s aluminum, so you%26#039;re not going to damage it as long as you don%26#039;t allow one part to heat up too quickly while the rest is cold. Be careful.|||You could use a block of wood and strike it with a small but heavy hammer. Carefully, in several places.