I would have pulled the head after the second try but I am always in a hurry when I get around to doing something even if it has been on my bucket list for years.
One more thing you might try before pulling the head. If yo can compress the spring enough to remove the keepers you might put the keepers in the groove, grip it with vice grips and use a slide hammer to pull it up some so you can start working it up and down. If it is stuck because it is bent nothing will bring it up without moving the guide. If the spring is not fully compressed you can put a socket over the valve and hit it with a hammer and the keepers will fall out. Or maybe fly out so you need a rage over the spring if you don't have extra keepers.
I bet this didn't help much.
Actually removing the head is not that big of a deal. You will need to buy a head gasket.
Edited by Dick L - 29 Jun 2020 at 5:09pm
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