by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2015 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
Windsor Ford Balance Weights All 351 Windsor Fords use the 28 oz. balancer. In fact, all 351’s regardless of Windsor, Cleveland or Modified are 28 oz. In addition, virtually all of the 302 stroker variants will use the 28 oz. balance weight, unless the rotating...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2015 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
Shoe Repair When my CR honing shoes get worn funny, I set up the mandril in my lathe and turn them down to straighten them out. I also cut a couple grooves on the ends. This helps to keep the shoes straight while honing. I’ll even turn new shoes to get them in line...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2015 | CYLINDER HEADS
Don’t Fall Off Your Rocker Pins Several types of Honda heads have a rocker panel with a set of three rockers together. These rockers have pins that can easily fall out and be lost once the rocker panel is removed from the cylinder head. Before removing the panel, use...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2015 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
Exploding Piston Trick One of the more distasteful disassembly jobs in our shop involves hypereutectic pistons. It seems that no matter what fixtures we use we still end up with the occasional piston “explosion.” I believe we have come up with a few workable solutions...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2015 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
Hollow Dowel Removal Tips To keep hollow dowels from collapsing, insert a short bolt or stud, either an American or a metric, before clamping the pullers collet on to it, or just use a pipe wrench or locking pliers to twist it loose. We sometimes just thread the...
