by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2019 | LUBRICATION & COOLING
WINDAGE TRAY WINDOWS Many OE and even some aftermarket windage trays do not do a good job of draining the oil in the tray back to the sump of the pan fast enough. The two worst that come to my mind are BB Chrysler and FE Ford. The oil really pools up on this style and...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2019 | OPERATIONS
SLING YOUR SHAFT I have muscled crankshafts into place and used various methods of “slinging” them. I found this sling to be simple and easy. I built the hooks out of 1/2” steel rod and slid some heater hose over them to protect the crank’s bearing surfaces. I...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2019 | TOOLING
PRESSURE TORQUE PLATE For those who don’t have a pressure tester, torque plates work great. Use along with homemade block off plates for the other holes and I use expandable rubber core plugs to seal up the block. I use them in cylinder heads as well. Just have a...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2019 | ASSEMBLY
EASY CAM CHANGE I had need to change out the cam in a new build 351W. I used sixteen 1/2” longer 5/16” rocker arm bolts and left the lifters and pushrods in place. I rolled the engine upside down and turned the cam around once. I pulled the cam out with the engine...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 1, 2019 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
CHASING DOWN NEW THREADS If you don’t have a thread chaser for the right bolt hole size, it’s pretty easy to make one. You can modify a bolt of the correct size and thread pitch. Cut the head off & cut a groove in the threads, length wise. Now put it...
