by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2019 | TOOLING
QUICK INSTALL TOOL Yes it’s great to have the proper tools to install a press-fit pick-up tube onto your new oil pump. There are times when you may be helping someone in their shop and you need to improvise a quick tool to get this job done. With two simple cuts...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2019 | TOOLING
INEXPENSIVE T-HANDLE BOLTS For 7/16” holes, take a 7/16” rocker arm stud, weld a metal pin at 90¨ on end and it becomes a T-Handle. Make 2 of them, this way you don’t need a wrench to take a lift chain off of an engine block. For ½” bolt holes you can do the same, but...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2019 | CYLINDER HEADS
MOUNTED HEADS Mounting certain heads in a seat and guide machine can be difficult. This is especially true if the heads are uneven or the head bolt holes aren’t at the same height. I have a few pieces that came with the machine but they don’t solve all the...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 26, 2018 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
NOT JUST FOR SOCIAL MEDIA I have been taking photos of projects as customers drop them off. A picture from all sides will show any sensors, brackets etc. that the customer didn’t remove. A couple times a year a customer will tell me I forgot to give them back a sensor...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 20, 2018 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
MORE ON PIPE PLUGS I see a lot of pipe plugs today that don’t get removed or are all butchered up from guys struggling to get them out. I use a torch to heat up the tapered pipe plugs in the block until they glow red. Then I let it cool for a minute or so before I hit...
