MORE FORD OIL RESTRICTION On FE Fords it is common to restrict the oil flow to the rocker arms. To do this, simply drop a Holley main jet, of the restriction size you want, right into the oil feed hole under the rocker shaft. If you want to pull it out to change...
MANDREL ORGANIZER One day I was walking threw the shop and looked at my rod bench and noticed how all my mandrels were just lying on the bench disorganized and presented a bad look to customers who walk threw my shop. So I decided to fix that by going down to the...
TAPED FOR PROTECTION When working with a customer's brand new cylinder heads, I cover the finish machined ends with painters tape to avoid scratches during any finish procedures and assembly. When someone pays big money for a set of heads, the last thing they want to...
ANYWHERE INDICATOR My Linebore didn't have any indicators on the column and it's nice to know the amount you are moving the bar. I just siliconed magnets on the back of these small indicators for easy set-up. I use them on the LineBore and other Machines. Randy...
SUNNEN CRG-750 FIXTURE TUNE UP I just used a set of LS main caps to shim the fixed surface plate (opposite the clamp) on our cap grinder. LS caps are normally cut very square to the sides, but first I verified these with a machinist's square. I use dye chem on the...
WHY DOES THE HVAC TECH CHARGE MORE THAN THE MACHINE SHOP I had a short visit from our HVAC repairman today. It took him about 2-minutes to pop the access cover, grab a tester and proclaim that the flame sensor had shot-craps in our 10-year-old furnace. He’d been in my...