by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2017 | TOOLING
DON’T LEAVE ME HANGING When I build big cubic inch engines, I never leave all that weight hanging from a few bellhousing bolts. A screw jack under the front oil pan takes a lot of stress off of the engine stand. Place a piece of wood or heavy cardboard on top of the...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2017 | BLOCK WORK
CAM BINDING SOLUTION I use a drill bit extension and a variety of abrasive flap wheels to clean up cam bores and cam bearings to help make more clearance for those camshafts that will not fit or turn. A quick pass through the bores is all it takes. Steve Potz Steve’s...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2017 | OPERATIONS
DO YOU ASS-UME? You’ve heard the expression about “assume”? It will make an “ass” out of “u” and “me”. Here’s a simple tip that goes back to marketing 101 – Don’t assume your customers know what they need. And, don’t assume they know what you know. The best way...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2017 | CYLINDER HEADS
PICKING UP STEM HEIGHT When working on GM cylinder heads like the LS series, that have a short tip length, you may need to have the valve shortened for correct stem height. The valve tip may set below the retainer. I use my Sunnen cap grinder to remove .020 from top...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2017 | BLOCK WORK
ALIGN HONE ADJUSTMENT At times I have had a main journal that just honed faster than the rest. I cut some .001 shim stock and place it between the stone and journal and give it a few short strokes. The shim stock will stop the honing of that one journal and let the...
