OK. I had a little talk with the case this evening. The 18 bolts and nuts agreed with me and cooperated. The upper and lower parts od the case were a different story. But, with a little assistance, and some persuasion from my rubber mallet, we finally all got on the same page and it saw things my way. LOL. Now I have the case apart and ready for inspection tomorrow.
On another note, what does everyone use to clean their parts? I have a lot of oil and grease to clean on the case. I thought about trying to find a place to take the case, cylinder, heads and cover to have them cleaned and head rebuilt since that is out of my skill level.
Also, does anyone in my area happen to have a tool to pull the rotor so I can replace the oil seal on the crank shaft? I'll meet up with someone where ever for the assistance. I am finding it hard to buy a tool that I will only use once.