ADDED HONE TANK FILTRATION Lay used air filter rolls under your engine block, or other parts being honed, to collect as much grit as possible. It saves you time and money by extending the life of the oil filter on your machine. We triple up the layers directly under...

ROTTLER HM3 HONE REPAIR Here is how you can repair your Rottler hone head since Rottler does not service this any longer. Use a Regis part number RSI218. You will need to drill out the top of pinion to remove the expander nut. Then cut the top of the shaft and drill...

RUST PITS When rebuilding vintage engines, a person must deal with rusty components. When I have rust pits in the cylinders that do not require sleeving, I treat them with rust dissolver jelly right before honing. It may take a few times to get it and a small...

EASY SQUARE DECKING When square decking blocks I simply take a measurement from each corner of the deck down to the parallel support bar. Choose the lowest side and deck it first. Then roll the block over and equal that side. Bruce Serene Hillsboro Racing Engines...

CLEAN CUT When cutting O-ring and receiver grooves for top fuel hoops, it’s important to have plenty of cutting oil to get a nice clean cut in the heads and block. Instead of spraying penetrating oil all over the bench, we do them in the honing tank and flood the work...

DIALED IN When setting up a block for surfacing, depending on the machine used, it may not be possible to use the dial indicator that's attached to the head of the surfacer (if there even is one). Creating a bar shaped like an L as pictured and mounting a cheap dial...