by Donnie Hurt | Feb 1, 2021 | LUBRICATION & COOLING
STOP FRETTING If you work on any high-power adder or high rpm engines, chances are you will see some fretting on the bottoms of main caps and the backside of the upper rod bearing. Even when the tune is right you will still see minor signs of movement between the...
by Donnie Hurt | Feb 1, 2021 | BLOCK WORK
LIFTER BORE GO-NOGO An expedient method of checking and verifying both lifter bore wear and size is with a “go- nogo” gauge. This is not meant to replace the use of a dial bore gauge, just as a quick check. They are easily machined on a lathe. They can be machined...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 26, 2021 | NEWS
Engine Parts Group, also known as Engine Pro, has welcomed NPW Companies as its newest member. NPW is a Florida-based automotive parts distributor with 30 warehouse locations and more than 50 store locations across the United States. NPW recently purchased Engine and...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2021 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
SOUND CLEANING SOLUTIONS If you use an ultrasonic cleaner you can use smaller containers with various cleaning solutions in them within the water-filled ultrasonic cleaner. It will clean various materials simultaneously and reduce cleanup mess, time, and expense....
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2021 | TOOLING
QUICK DRILL CLAMP A very handy drill press clamp set can be made in about 15 minutes from 1″ angle-iron, 2 carriage head bolts (they fit the t-slots), a couple valve guides for spacers and 2 wing nuts. It has a wide operating range, is very quick and easy to...
