I use my valve seal puller to hold head bolts and similar items when cleaning them on the wire wheel. I've gotten a good burn too many times, before doing this. Randy Torvinen Torvinen Machine Menahga, MN
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DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
WRIST PIN PRESSING
This jig allows you to press wrist pins out of pistons with ease. Made from a piece of roughly 5”x5”x1/4” steel plate with two identical scrap wrist pins welded in the center of the plate, vertically. Jackson Smith AMS Automotive Machine & Supply Fort Collins,...
BIN THERE, DONE THAT
When you sell an engine job, you write a work order or at least an invoice of some kind. There are usually numbers on such an invoice. There are also these nifty little stackable plastic bins available at your local big-box store. They are perfectly suited for...
SPRAY WASHER RECHARGE
When I'm recharging my spray wash, I have a coffee can with small holes that I use to dissolve the detergent. It allows the water to fill and mix with the detergent and lets me stir it if needed as I'm adding. This prevents the detergent from setting and caking on the...
BLOCK CASTERS
I have a never-ending pile of cores being moved around the shop from here to there. I use threaded stud casters to roll them out of the way. These have a 3/8-16 stud, but I also have them in M10 to fit LS blocks and can be used in the bell housing side as well. And...
CLEANER HEATER
My small ultrasonic parts cleaner heating element burned out. Rather than scrapping it, I just dropped an electric charcoal lighter in the solution. It heats up faster than before but, there’s no thermostat, so keep an eye on it. Scott Ouellette Powerplay Engine and...