1962 235 head removal issue.

[Isaiah92260]

Today I was about to pull of the head from the block and came across a small problem. As I was about to pull the last push rod, I faced a clearance issue. Can’t pull it out because the push rod sits under the firewall concave and maxes out when it his the firewall. I’m not sure what to do because it seems obvious that I can’t pull it out with it stuck in there.

Also the head was coming off pretty easily, and I see some rust on the block. Pretty sure that means it’s been leaking for a while right? Hope I don’t have to resurface the block or the head.

Any help would be very appreciated, I would love to be able to drive my truck on Christmas.