When checking valve train geometry, you need adjustable pushrods which are never the right length and you need to use a light spring. I bought 1 of every 3/8 .080 wall pushrod 7.00” to 12.00”, in .050” length increments. It makes checking geometry quick and easy. Bob...
Old-school customers know your shop, know a friend, or maybe they’ve seen your business sign. But today's customers are more likely to find you using their cell phones. Hopefully, your small business has a website designed to draw customers to your shop. However, more...
This happens to be a Ford flathead V8 crankshaft that my collet puller would not budge. Sometimes, it is easy to use a punch to drive them out, but, in this case, there was not enough room to get the punch in and drive it out. I taped a dowel in front of the hole. I...
When I found out that hydraulic lifters may not be made in America, I started buying NOS Chevy and Buick lifters. The ones I have left now have varnish in them that makes the inner plunger stick. I take a cup half filled with lacquer thinner, immerse the lifters four...
This is a way to check the corner radius on your crankshaft grinding stone for wear, while grinding and without the need to shut down the spinning wheel. Grind a notch in an ice-cream stick or popsicle stick for y'all from the north with the corner of the stone. Then,...
Here’s a way to remove valve seats where it’s not easy to drive them out from the backside. This was from a flathead block. I tig weld three lugs on the seat I.D. This allows a junk valve to slip in past them. Now install a retainer and locks, and with a slide hammer,...