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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...
GM LS-SERIES DOUBLE-ROLLER CHAIN OIL PUMP SPACER
Sep 1, 2015 | ASSEMBLY
GM LS-Series Double-Roller Chain Oil Pump Spacer Warning If you are using a spacer to reposition the oil pump forward in a Chevy LS engine so that a double-roller chain can be installed to drive the camshaft, use caution to make sure the pump has sufficient end play...
Hollow Dowel Removal Tips
Aug 1, 2015 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
Hollow Dowel Removal Tips To keep hollow dowels from collapsing, insert a short bolt or stud, either an American or a metric, before clamping the pullers collet on to it, or just use a pipe wrench or locking pliers to twist it loose. We sometimes just thread the...
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...
THE MOST PROFITABLE TOOL IN YOUR SHOP
Aug 1, 2015 | OPERATIONS
THE MOST PROFITABLE TOOL IN YOUR SHOP Ask yourself, what is the most profitable tool in your shop? The answers vary! A lot of machine shop owners will quickly say their flywheel grinder or their guide and seat machine. But the most profitable tool isn’t a machine you...

