by Donnie Hurt | Feb 1, 2017 | BLOCK WORK
SLEEVE DRIVER When you are installing a repair sleeve in a engine block, it’s important to drive it in nice and straight with even pressure on the top of the sleeve. I made a sleeve driver tool out of an old car axle. I pressed out the studs and shortened it. It works...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 5, 2017 | CYLINDER HEADS
WOODIN’ YOU LIKE SOME I have made a variety of valve holders, each made for different head configurations. I make them out of wood and drill holes matching the head configuration so I can replace the valves back into the same valve guides. The attached example 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 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 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,...
