by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2015 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
BALL PLUGS Ball plugs that can’t be accessed and knocked out are difficult to remove. I use my Heli- arc welder and heat the ball until it is red hot. Then I weld a filler rod to it. When cool, it is usually loose and can be pulled out. If the ball is staked in,...
by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2015 | OPERATIONS
MORE KNOWLEDGE In a resent issue of Engine Builder magazine (Feb. 2015), they discussed how the internet is your friend with all the available info on manufacture’s web pages, forums and articles. In searching for that information you may be overwhelmed by the number...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 1, 2015 | CYLINDER HEADS
REMOVE OIL GALLEY PLUGS Most aluminum OHC heads have some oil galley plugs. Remove these plugs when rebuilding and blasting the heads with glass bead. When you remove the plugs after glass beading you will find that the glass bead will be clumped up behind the plug in...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 1, 2015 | OPERATIONS
VIN IN DOUBT Tired of getting the wrong parts? Give the wrong info to a parts person and chances are you’ll get the wrong parts. It is imperative when ordering parts for a late model application that you know the year, make, model, engine size and the eighth digit of...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 1, 2015 | GASKETS & SEALING
A LITTLE TAPE, A LOT OF TIME Here’s a simple time saver for assembling high performance V8/V6 engines. When intake gasket port alignment is critical I use masking tape to hold the gasket in place on the head. You can then flip the gasket up to apply your sealer,...
