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PLUG AND FITTING HOLDERS
Sep 1, 2021 | OTHER SHOP WORK
PLUG AND FITTING HOLDERS We keep NPT unions by the lathe for drilling pipe plugs for restrictors. We can screw the fitting in, chuck it up and use the lathe to drill the fitting. We use a split nut on conventional thread fittings. Adam Cofer Don Ott Racing Engines...
EMERGENCY FITTINGS
Sep 1, 2021 | OTHER SHOP WORK
EMERGENCY FITTINGS In the event you come up missing a set screw or oil galley plug, and need to finish a job, one can be quickly made by threading the head of a stainless-steel hex-socket head cap screw. Then cut off and file the smaller original threaded portion of...
USED CRANK SPROCKET
Sep 1, 2021 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
USED CRANK SPROCKET When balancing an externally balanced crankshaft, the harmonic damper needs to be installed at the correct location against the timing gear to maintain proper balance. Sometimes you might get a balance job and the timing gear is not on the crank....
BROKEN TAP OR EZ-OUT
Aug 1, 2021 | OTHER SHOP WORK
BROKEN TAP OR EZ-OUT If you have broken a tap or easy-out, how do you drill it? Go to the hardware store and buy a few cheap masonry drills. The type with a spade piece of carbide in the end. These drills will put up with lots of abuse and you can drill a hole in a...
CRANK ROTATING STUB
Aug 1, 2021 | OTHER SHOP WORK
CRANK ROTATING STUB I needed a tool for rotating the crankshaft when adjusting valves, and the harmonic balancer was on the engine. I cut off the snout end of an old crankshaft. With the woodruff key or keys installed, I put it into the end of the balancer and then...
CHALK UP ANOTHER TIP
Aug 1, 2021 | TOOLING
CHALK UP ANOTHER TIP To prevent a clogged file from marring your work, try filling the file's teeth with chalk. Children's sidewalk chalk works well for this. Should the file become clogged, a length of 3/8" or 1/2" copper tubing, with one end flattened, will quickly...

