We all use different assembly lubricants for different areas of our projects. Just have many pill bottles with a smaller hole in the cap to prevent spilling if it gets tipped over. Just fill the bottle with a smaller level of lube so it won't pour out the top hole if...
This is a customer’s balancer, though the procedure will work on a new one with the rubber bonded outer ring. I make a groove that runs down to the center hub. I use a chisel or a cut-off wheel, then I take a pick with yellow paint and mark the line. Should this...
After I have established true TDC and I’m getting ready to degree my camshaft, I will take a sharp chisel and put a small mark on the back of the block and the crank. It helps to find TDC in the future should someone slip a balancer or change something up, causing us...
Here’s a tip on painting around installed plugs on a fresh bare block. I use old paper tubes. I split them longways, cut to the desired length, and made a slit to overlap with the required I.D. of what I want to mask. In the cam tunnel, I use a paint can lid. Big Don...
Dowel pins can cause problems both removing and installing. Once theyve been removed and the block decked, its time to reinstall them. Giant fingers get in the way and trying to finagle the dowel pin and drive with it with a hammer can be cumbersome. I use a boxed...
PISTON TO VALVE Everyone knows the clay method for piston to valve checks. Some people like to use a dial indicator with light “checker” valve springs installed, but that method doesn’t tell you about the actual numbers with the real valve spring installed. So, first...