by Donnie Hurt | Nov 1, 2025 | BLOCK WORK
Here’s an easy way to precisely align or clock a boring tool in a boring head. You’ll need a dowel pin the same size as the tool shank to fit the boring head, a 1/4″ thick x 1/2″ aluminum flat bar, and a 1-1/2″ x 1/2″ aluminum flat...
by Donnie Hurt | Oct 30, 2025 | BLOCK WORK
When boring blocks, in addition to a cardboard chip deflector and a vacuum cleaner running under it, I still wipe the bar down with a microfiber as it retracts. Just one more way to keep chips out of the column seal. Ron Flood Cedar Machine North Branch,...
by Donnie Hurt | Oct 27, 2025 | NEW PRODUCTS
UNLOCK YOUR HEMI’S POTENTIAL WITH THE ENGINE PRO VVT ELIMINATION KIT 08-6223-9 Take complete control of your Hemi’s performance by removing the limitations of the factory VVT system. The Engine Pro® VVT Elimination Kit replaces the complex phaser with a durable,...
by Donnie Hurt | Oct 13, 2025 | CYLINDER HEADS
Continual measuring takes time and doesn’t make any money. I take a measurement from the gasket surface on diesel heads before removing the guides. I use a large diameter disc, add balancer washers, ARP washers and whatever it takes to get the guide driver the...
by Donnie Hurt | Oct 13, 2025 | CYLINDER HEADS
We all know how handy offset locks can be when setting up valve springs, and here are a couple tips regarding using them. With heavy spring pressures, I’d recommend against using positive height offsets, as you lose some support at the keeper groove, possibly...
