by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2022 | CYLINDER HEADS
JUST IN CASE YOU MISS Everyone misses occasionally, and this helps avoid dents and damage. When I need to adjust the guides to the correct depth after getting close with the air hammer it’s good to protect the head. Everyone misses sooner or later, and this...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2022 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
APPLY PRESSURE HERE I found myself without a welder to use to remove a check ball staked into the end of an oil passage of a crankshaft. So, I applied a different technique to remove it to clean the crank. I clamped some piece of steel together to form some “Caps”. I...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2022 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
RECONDITIONING DIESEL CONNECTING RODS The goal when servicing diesel connecting rods is to ensure the full set of rods are straight, on size and of the correct length. They should be machined back to the original OEM specification. Honeable bushings are acceptable if...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2022 | CYLINDER HEADS
DRAG MARKS When resurfacing aluminum heads where the seat insert is contacted, sometimes the tool bit can leave tracking or drag marks across the deck surface in that area. To avoid this, you may be able to simply chamfer the seat slightly before the finish cut, so...
by Donnie Hurt | Nov 1, 2022 | TOOLING
LONG TAP EXTENTION Chasing threads at the bottom of deep holes in engine blocks can be done with a pulley tap. Pulley taps are made with an extra-long shank. However, if you do not have a pulley tap, you can make a tap extension. Here’s how: Cut off the threaded...
