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Smoke ‘Em if Ya Got ‘Em

Smoke ‘Em if Ya Got ‘Em

Smoke ‘Em if Ya Got ‘Em In our shop, we don’t have a dyno or engine test stand. We work on a variety of engines from Chevys to Internationals to Continentals, so no engine start stand would suit everything we do. In an effort to find oil leaks, we have started to...

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Smoke ‘Em if Ya Got ‘Em

LINER SEAL LUBRICATION

LINER SEAL LUBRICATION Using Vaseline, grease, white lead or dense lubricants such as engine oil, vegetable oil, antifreeze, brake fluid, castor oil, vegetable shortening and silicon spray IS NOT RECOMMENDED for a liner seal lubricant.. Currently aftermarket suppliers...

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MORE ON CAM GEAR CLEARANCING

MORE ON CAM GEAR CLEARANCING

MORE ON CAM GEAR CLEARANCING I recently read a Shop Solution about using a cam and cam gear to test for gear to block clearance on late small block Chevy blocks. Well, here is our tool I’ve used for years. It’s an aluminum hub that’s .002 under cam bearing bore size...

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TOO TIGHT TENSIONER TORQUE

TOO TIGHT TENSIONER TORQUE

TOO TIGHT TENSIONER TORQUE We have found that failures on 4.0l Ford SOHC secondary timing tensioners may be due to over torquing the tensioner at the time of installation and failure to replace the volume reduction plug. We compared the revised instructions included...

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Smoke ‘Em if Ya Got ‘Em

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

PLASTIC FANTASTIC For many years, bolt boots have been the primary way to protect the crankshaft journal from damage during piston installation. Some shop supply companies sell long steel tubes that serve as guides to help align the rod to the journal. These help...

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