by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2022 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
SHARPER SCRAPERS I like to keep my super scrapers nice and sharp. Here’s an easy little way to touch them up. I squared up a piece of scrap steel in my mill and drilled the hole in the same setup so it’s nice and square. I drilled the hole just under the...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2022 | PISTONS & RINGS
END GAP ESCAPE PATH I often feel that people will gap the top oil ring rail improperly. The top oil ring rail needs to have a gap that is the same as the 2nd (scraper) ring above it, at operating temp. Gapping it the same is a safe adjustment. The tapered second...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2022 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
REAMING OIL PASSAGES I like to use reamers to clean out oil passages in old engine blocks that have sat around for a long time and are rusty. If you use a +.001″ oversize reamer, you will have perfectly clean oil passageways. Dave Matton D and D Auto Machine ...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2022 | BLOCK WORK
EASY SQUARE DECKING When square decking blocks I simply take a measurement from each corner of the deck down to the parallel support bar. Choose the lowest side and deck it first. Then roll the block over and equal that side. Bruce Serene Hillsboro Racing Engines...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2022 | LUBRICATION & COOLING
THREAD DEPTH MARKER When tapping tapered pipe thread for oil or coolant passage plugs in blocks and cylinder heads, it is important not to tap too shallow nor too deep. A length of soft copper wire, twisted around the tap, works much better than tape or a Sharpie mark...
