BLOCK CRACK FIX

BLOCK CRACK FIX

by | Mar 3, 2017 | BLOCK WORK

BLOCK CRACK FIX On 400 SB Chevy blocks, the deck is the weak link. They have a ten­dency to crack between the water holes. I have found a successful fix for this. I drill and tap the water holes for tapered pipe plugs. Once they are sealed and threaded into the block,...
SADDLE PROTECTION

SADDLE PROTECTION

by | Mar 1, 2017 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING

SADDLE PROTECTION If you are shot blasting an engine block but want to protect the crankshaft housing bore surfaces, you can install some used upper main bearing shells in place, then secure them to the block with threaded rod or machine screws with a nut up in the...
THEY ARE NOT ALL FAILURES

THEY ARE NOT ALL FAILURES

by | Feb 2, 2017 | DIAGNOSTICS

THEY ARE NOT ALL FAILURES You might not believe this, but not every 2.9L, 3.0L or 4.0L V6 Ford factory cylinder head cracked and failed. Nor did every 706 GM 4.8-5.3L with the “battery” emblem. Cylinder heads fail for a reason. Now the difference between success or...
MAGNETIC BASE AND A THIRD HAND

MAGNETIC BASE AND A THIRD HAND

by | Feb 2, 2017 | TOOLING

MAGNETIC BASE AND A THIRD HAND I use a small magnetic base vice to hold my dial-bore gauge while checking it with a micrometer. The extra hand allows me to get a bet­ter read on it. These are not expensive. I can store it near by, but out of the way. Steve Potz...