by Donnie Hurt | Oct 1, 2015 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
PLUG EXTRACTION 101 Many Toyotas and Hondas have spark plug tubes on their cylinder heads. When these heads get over heated, it can melt the spark plug boot in the tube. Some of these tubes do not come off. There is a way to get the boot out quickly and easily. With...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2015 | ASSEMBLY
GM LS-Series Double-Roller Chain Oil Pump Spacer Warning If you are using a spacer to reposition the oil pump forward in a Chevy LS engine so that a double-roller chain can be installed to drive the camshaft, use caution to make sure the pump has sufficient end play...
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...
