by Donnie Hurt | Jul 1, 2019 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
ROD ALIGNMENT PINS I like to check rod alignment before I install the pistons. I had SB and BB Chev piston pins centerless ground .0025” under some years ago. Since then I have chucked other sizes short and ground them in the crank grinder slightly under size. I...
by Donnie Hurt | Jul 1, 2019 | ASSEMBLY
NOT JUST FOR SHAVING Many cylinder heads have corrosion in the water jackets that can’t all be blasted or blown out. Marine engines can be the worst. When assembling an engine, to make sure you don’t accidentally drop any loose scale in the bores, simply pump shaving...
by Donnie Hurt | Jul 1, 2019 | OPERATIONS
I’VE SEEN THE LIGHT Once again, I found myself on a ladder, one leg on the top rung and the other on a shelving rack, struggling to replace a ballast that was sucking the life out of our light and our electric bill. You’ve been there, trying to hold the swinging...
by Donnie Hurt | Jun 20, 2019 | TOOLING
DIGITAL READ OUTS Here are some inexpensive digital read outs (DRO) I’ve added to various machines in the shop. On the seat and guide machine it’s great to be able to set seat depths for different cutters on the same head without setting the end stop for each one. You...
by Donnie Hurt | Jun 20, 2019 | LUBRICATION & COOLING
OIL PUMP INTO OIL PRIMER I was looking at purchasing an oil reservoir tank type oil system primer but thought there might be another way. I had just rebuilt an early SB Ford and still had the old school aluminum oil pump. It was very easy to cut off the mounting neck....
