CYLINDER LINER CAVITATION EROSION Cavitation erosion is often found in diesel engines on the exterior walls of wet cylinder liners. The amount of erosion and decay will vary from engine to engine and may also vary from cylinder to cylinder. Vertical strips or patches...
ROLLER TIMING SET BLOCK CLEARANCE When using a Double Roller timing set on a GM 350 Vortec or a GM K block, you must check the clearance between the cam gear and the bosses around the oil galleys in the block, Some blocks may need to have some grinding done for...
NON-STICK EQUALS NICER FINISH I find that when machining some valve seats my cutter will get a build up and give a poor finish. I use a small knife to scrape the cutter clean, than I smear PAM (non-stick spray) on the seat and the cutter for the last .002” cut. It...
ANTI-SIEZE / ANTACID Have you ever found yourself working with stainless steel hardware but you were out of anti-sieze compound? You don’t want galling and you know you must use something on the threads and this job has to go out now! Reach for the antacid to use on...
CYLINDER SUPPORT Honing motorcycle or power sport cylinders can be difficult. The thin bottom portion of the cylinder often protrudes 1”-3” below the cylinder assembly and if this thin/bottom portion of the cylinder is not supported during the honing process, the hone...
HOLDING A CYLINDER HEAD WHILE INSTALLING When installing a head on a V8 or V6 block there is always that chance that one head may not seat correctly and fall off before you can bolt it down. Take old head bolts and cut the heads off. Then cut a slot in them that will...