Easy Oil Pump Screen Install I just clamp the screen in my brass jaw vise and use a plastic dead-blow hammer to drive the pump onto the screen, being careful to keep them in alignment. This method started when I did not have a driver for an oddball engine. Now I do...
Understanding Standard and Reverse Rotation Marine Boats with twin engines usually have them turning in opposite directions so the torque reactions of the engines cancel each other out. This can create some rather unique problems for the rebuilder. The following four...
DIESEL HEAD STUD RETORQUE In our shop we do a variety of cylinder heads for late model diesel trucks. On jobs like 6.0 Fords, 5.9 Cummins, or 6.6 Dura- max our customers often install ARP studs as in improved fastener. ARP highly suggests that the studs be retorqued...
Ball Cup Effective Length When working with a ball-and-cup type pushrod from an application like a Ford or Chrysler product with adjustable shaft rockers, it is important to know the “effective” length when ordering custom length pushrods.- In this case, the effective...
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...
How To Identify A Cracked Wet Liner Before Installation With all the heavy-duty diesel engines out there with wet liners, nothing can be more aggravating than a second teardown due to coolant in a cylinder from a cracked liner. There is a good chance the liner was...