by Donnie Hurt | Sep 9, 2026 | OPERATIONS
Fall is usually the slower season for an automotive machine shop. Business cycles are normal, but a quieter shop does not mean wasted time. Use the season to review the work that moved through your shop during the first eight months. Select ten or 20 completed jobs....
by Donnie Hurt | Sep 4, 2026 | OPERATIONS
If you’re running a Superflow or similar dyno, this may save you trouble over time. The power converter has a cooling fan with a small foam intake filter. If you’ve never checked it, it’s probably plugged and degraded. Simply suck out all the old...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 31, 2026 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
When balancing crankshaft wheels I keep a bunch of small, rare-earth magnets around. Sometimes it’s easier just to add a small magnet in an area and mark it, than it is to try to move the weight and get it exactly. Adney Brown Performance Crankshaft Inc....
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 26, 2026 | BLOCK WORK
I needed to install some flanged sleeves into a non-sleeved block. The only method I had to cut the counter bores is with a deck mount boring bar using the sleeve cutter bit. Because I had to feed the column by hand, I attached a large tarp strap to my chain hoist to...
by Donnie Hurt | Aug 10, 2026 | CYLINDER HEADS
Those metal-jacket-only valve seals are very hard to remove. I have a very small scribe-type tool that I ground to an angle to split the seal for easier removal. It took about 10 minutes or less to remove 16. Randy Torvinen Torvinen Machine Menahga,...
