by Donnie Hurt | Jan 3, 2017 | CYLINDER HEADS
HEAD POST Sometimes it’s easier to work on something if you can get it a little higher up in the air. I made a steel post with a tapered end to hold cylinder heads up high above the assembly bench. The single post allows me to swing the head around easily and it is...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 3, 2017 | BLOCK WORK
FILTER ADAPTER TOOL Removing and installing an older Ford oil filter adapter without damaging it is easy when you make this tool. Find a nut that fits on the threads and cut a slot with a cutoff wheel. Next apply valve grinding compound to the threads, install the...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2017 | OPERATIONS
TIME IS MONEY One thing I’ve learned after many years of business is that my time is very valuable. I can balance multiple machines running and I can squeeze in some time with my customers, but it can be difficult being the “parts guy” as well. Like most shops, I...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2017 | GASKETS & SEALING
RETHINKING OEM EXHAUST FLANGE GASKETS You want to seal that flange with an OE MLS gasket? Good luck! — The same conditions now exist in exhaust flange technology as when the first MLS head gaskets were being replaced under repair conditions. OEM MLS exhaust...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2017 | CYLINDER HEADS
ISX CAM BEARING FAILURE ISX Cummins DOHC heads are often return with an injector cam bearing seized to the camshaft. The cause is twofold: 1) When the technician removed the camshaft on the head exchange, they stood the camshaft on end. Since the camshafts are hollow,...
