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 | Jul 1, 2020 | PISTONS & RINGS
RING SQUARING When gapping piston rings, an easy and often used way to square them in the bore is to invert a flattop piston and use it to push the rings down to the desired depth. Another good way on large bore engines is to use a tapered ring compressor of the...
by Donnie Hurt | Jul 1, 2020 | CYLINDER HEADS
LOCATOR AND CUP HOLDER We see many different cylinder head combinations and sometimes it is necessary to cut down the valve spring locators to get a socket on the cylinder head bolt or nut. We use an old valve guide and a pair of vice grips to hold the locator so they...
by Donnie Hurt | Jul 1, 2020 | OTHER SHOP WORK
LIMITING OVERSPRAY ON THE SMALL STUFF You can buy a premade spray booth or you can set up a makeshift paint booth using a cardboard box on its side. For extensive spraying you can cut a hole in the box and connect an exhaust fan to remove overspray. If using a larger...
by Donnie Hurt | Jul 1, 2020 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
BALANCE HOLE PLUGS Balancing a crankshaft by drilling large holes in counterweights can leave an appearance of the counterweight that is not pretty. To improve the appearance, we keep a supply of disc style freeze plugs in the diameters of our balancing drills so we...
