by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2014 | OPERATIONS
ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE I got a hand-addressed letter in the mail this week. It’s so unusual to get mail that is hand written, that I opened it first. Inside there was a plain note card with these words scrawled in neat block letters, “Hi Steve, just a quick note to...
by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2014 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
METAL CHIPS IN THE MEDIA To save money on media blasting, I use the metal chips generated from my boring bar and brake lathe as a blasting media. I installed a reducer in the feed line to generate the correct amount of air speed, then use the chips instead of glass...
by Donnie Hurt | Apr 1, 2014 | CYLINDER HEADS
COMBUSTION CHAMBER MOLDS When making chamber molds for a variety of purposes, including holding up the valves on the assembly bench (As opposed to a beanbag or shop rag) common auto body filler (Bondo) works very well. It’s fast and very inexpensive. Just mix the body...
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
MANUFACTURERS TECH TIP: Fundamentals of Engine Bearing Clearances The durability of any engine – stock or performance – is tied to the engine builder’s skill in achieving optimal bearing clearances . Too little or too much clearance will reduce or eliminate the vital...
