by Donnie Hurt | Oct 1, 2019 | PISTONS & RINGS
PISTON PIN POLISHING I found it easy to polish piston pins in the rod hone. I use a small mandrel to hold them. Randy Torvinen Torvinen’s Machine Menahga, MN October, 2019
by Donnie Hurt | Oct 1, 2019 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
KEYWAY TO SUCCESS This tip is for the shops that need to cut a second keyway on crankshafts. This tool was made from an old harmonic balancer that I cut the center out of. I cut a second keyway at 180 degrees opposite of the original. Now this allows me to easily...
by Donnie Hurt | Oct 1, 2019 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
SECRET CLEANING RESERVOIR I noticed a large area underneath the turntable in my spray washer, that I put to good use. I purchased some 16 gauge perforated sheetmetal and fabricated a 10″ deep removable reservoir. The solution is already spraying everywhere so...
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 1, 2019 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
BALANCING ACT When adding heavy metal to a crank while balancing, the correct placement can be determined by adding the effective gain of your tungsten slug by moving this adjustable device to the approximate location on the counterweight and dialing in the exact...
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...
