Up against a deadline to ship engines, we elected to machine the 20 chrome water necks to fit, rather than return them and order more. To securely hold the water necks in our lathe, we needed a custom-sized expanding arbor. I made the arbor from a 4" length of...
If you ever tried to get the locating dowels out of the Cummins main caps, you know that using a straight drift doesn't work. The bolt holes are tighter on the opposite side of the dowel end. I made an expandable driver spud that allows the removal end to be expanded...
I have a “snakey” set of 1.75" headers on my hot rod truck. Several of the spark plugs are nearly impossible to access. I took an extra 5/8" socket, though the concept would work regardless what size hex. I trimmed it down In the lathe and drilled a 1/2" hole through...
It's hard to trust many parts today. We've seen new oil pumps with issues right out of the box. We always take them apart to clean and inspect, lube up the pressure relief valve, and put them back together. Old style shaft driven pumps are pretty easy to bench test,...
To turn a small block Chevy crank with the damper on, I cut off an old crank snout and remove a few thousandths from the diameter so it would slide inside the damper. Than I can use it along with my crank-turning socket. Sylvain Tremblay Les Ateliers de Moteur...
An aluminum transmission's mounting bolt hole needed to be spot faced after a TIG welding repair. The situation called for a Back Spot Face Cutter, however the size cutter needed was not available. To make a cutter, I turned a short section of threads off the end of a...