by Donnie Hurt | Aug 16, 2018 | GASKETS & SEALING
INTAKE SCREENS Screens on your doors and windows work to keep debris out of your house. New intake manifold gaskets for 3.7L and 4.7L Dodge and Jeep products are designed to do just that. These new problem solver gaskets include a special stainless screen that keeps...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 10, 2018 | CYLINDER HEADS
A QUICK TIP Sometimes you need to just remove a few thousandths from a valve tip to get clearance on an OHC valve adjust that uses pucks. I found that grinding on valve refacer can sometimes take too much off, especially on very small stem valves. For fine adjustments...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 9, 2018 | TOOLING
CORDLESS THREAD CHASING I use a worn-out tap to clean threads in blocks & heads. I chuck the tap in a cordless drill that has a ratchet clutch. This way I won’t break off the tap if it hits bottom. This greatly speeds up thread cleaning jobs. Wes Schell...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 2, 2018 | BLOCK WORK
LIFTER BORE CHAMFERING TOOL I purchased a one inch Chamfering cone and welded a 6 inch extension to it. This is for chamfering the top and bottom of lifter bores in blocks. This saves time and leaves a better finish than doing them with a stone and grinder. Kevin Elam...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 2, 2018 | ASSEMBLY
INTAKE FIT If you have an intake that doesn’t seem to be fitting correctly, a quick check on the face to intake angles can be done, as will give a way to measure the amounts needed to mill off. Take 4 pieces of thick acid core solder and tape them on each corner...
