by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2014 | OPERATIONS
GET THE JOB INTO THE SHOP When I get a call for an engine rebuild, I am not immediately willing to give an exact price over the phone. I like to give a ballpark estimate and tell them that not until after we take it apart and check out the job completely, will we be...
by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2014 | BLOCK WORK
CYLINDER LINER CAVITATION EROSION Cavitation erosion is often found in diesel engines on the exterior walls of wet cylinder liners. The amount of erosion and decay will vary from engine to engine and may also vary from cylinder to cylinder. Vertical strips or patches...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 1, 2014 | ASSEMBLY
HOLDING A CYLINDER HEAD WHILE INSTALLING When installing a head on a V8 or V6 block there is always that chance that one head may not seat correctly and fall off before you can bolt it down. Take old head bolts and cut the heads off. Then cut a slot in them that will...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 1, 2014 | CYLINDER HEADS
NON-STICK EQUALS NICER FINISH I find that when machining some valve seats my cutter will get a build up and give a poor finish. I use a small knife to scrape the cutter clean, than I smear PAM (non-stick spray) on the seat and the cutter for the last .002” cut. It...
by Donnie Hurt | Mar 1, 2014 | ASSEMBLY
ANTI-SIEZE / ANTACID Have you ever found yourself working with stainless steel hardware but you were out of anti-sieze compound? You don’t want galling and you know you must use something on the threads and this job has to go out now! Reach for the antacid to use on...
