by Donnie Hurt | May 12, 2021 | NEWS
Engine Pro’s latest performance engine parts catalog is now available, providing engine professionals with new products and updated applications. Among the 300 new products included in the 68-page catalog are a line of multi-layered steel gaskets for LS and diesel...
by Donnie Hurt | May 1, 2021 | CYLINDER HEADS
SEAT REPAIRS THAT DON’T LEAK When installing valve seats, you sometimes run across porosity that leads into water at the base of the counterbore. I like to pressure test after the counterbores are If you have a seat that you’re trying to seal up, you can make a...
by Donnie Hurt | May 1, 2021 | OTHER SHOP WORK
SUCK IT UP When performing volume checks, this cuts down on the mess to clean up afterwards. Once finished pouring the volume, we use this syringe and a piece of tubing to suck the fluid out of the cylinder or chamber before removing the plate. The syringes can be...
by Donnie Hurt | May 1, 2021 | OTHER SHOP WORK
BROACHING THE SUBJECT When broaching a keyway in a relatively thin part, such as this modified gear cut from a Chevy camshaft or a narrow pulley, I use an aluminum spacer to hold the broach guide bushing up and out of the work piece. This will help hold the broach...
by Donnie Hurt | May 1, 2021 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
EASY ROD DEBURR I have an easy way to deburr a connecting rod with the bolt still in and even performance rods with the dowels in. I had some file pieces drilled by my buddy at a tool shop. He drilled them about .005 over with Carbide drills. I have 3/8”, 7/16” and ½”...
