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Don’t Fall Off Your Rocker Pins
Sep 1, 2015 | CYLINDER HEADS
Don’t Fall Off Your Rocker Pins Several types of Honda heads have a rocker panel with a set of three rockers together. These rockers have pins that can easily fall out and be lost once the rocker panel is removed from the cylinder head. Before removing the panel, use...
Exploding Piston Trick
Sep 1, 2015 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
Exploding Piston Trick One of the more distasteful disassembly jobs in our shop involves hypereutectic pistons. It seems that no matter what fixtures we use we still end up with the occasional piston “explosion.” I believe we have come up with a few workable solutions...
Shoe Repair
Sep 1, 2015 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
Shoe Repair When my CR honing shoes get worn funny, I set up the mandril in my lathe and turn them down to straighten them out. I also cut a couple grooves on the ends. This helps to keep the shoes straight while honing. I’ll even turn new shoes to get them in line...
WINDSOR FORD BALANCE WEIGHTS
Sep 1, 2015 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
Windsor Ford Balance Weights All 351 Windsor Fords use the 28 oz. balancer. In fact, all 351’s regardless of Windsor, Cleveland or Modified are 28 oz. In addition, virtually all of the 302 stroker variants will use the 28 oz. balance weight, unless the rotating...
GET THE PARTS!
Aug 1, 2015 | CYLINDER HEADS
Get The Parts! Customers seem to like to send you cylinder heads without sending the rockers, lifters, cams, cam caps, etc. Always have them bring all these parts so you can check them out along with the head, especially when it is a shim-adjust head with solid lifter...
SEARCH ‘ENGINES’ USING SEARCH ENGINES
Aug 1, 2015 | OPERATIONS
Search ‘Engines’ Using Search Engines You’ve heard the old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. Often when sourcing parts for today’s complex engines it helps to see an image of the component or the casting the part is bolting on to. There are many...

