by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2020 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
WELDING ROD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES First, find the length of your welding rod that is equal to one gram. On my welding bench I stamped the numbers 1 through 5 for that distance to give me a visual reference of the weight of the welding rod. As shown in the picture if I...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2020 | BLOCK WORK
SAVING YOUR STONES On the Sunnen CK type honing head, the stones are a one shot install. We all have that box of good single stones though, and various ways to reuse them. I take a single strand of copper wire and lay it in the “teeth” of the stone holder and then...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2020 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
MAKING IT SIMPLE When I build my bobweights a simple piece of PVC for a stand makes it easier. Just zero out the scale and add the weight. Randy Torvinen Torvinen’s Machine Menahga, MN August, 2020
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2020 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
TONING UP AN LS On LS Crankshaft’s we are balancing, I always use a tone ring alignment tool to check that the alignment is correct. Then we place two equally spaced welds to ensure the ring stays aligned. High RPM LS engines have been known to spin the tone ring....
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2020 | CYLINDER HEADS
OHC LIFTER PULLER When I disassemble an Ecotec head I always have trouble getting the lifters out. There is not enough room for my small fingers to grab on and sometimes they are stuck with varnish. I use ¼” fuel hose, about a 6” length, to slip over the tip of the...
