Great video I needed to see. My Dad had restored a 29 Phaeton. It was out of state having work and they changed the fluid. We brought it back to Indiana and had a polar vortex. Ultimately the head cracked and my Dad passed away. So I have a Model A I've gotta get the head off of. I've been putting it off because I just don't have any experience on that old stuff. I've worked on some flatheads but my concern was binding the studs on the four banger.

propane torch heat it slowly

Get or make a proper head puller. They are a hundred bucks. Playing around in the water pump outlet with a pipe will crack your head.