by Donnie Hurt | Jan 15, 2025 | CYLINDER HEADS
On race engine cylinder heads that have exotic seat angles, I like to leave myself notes for future reference on freshen ups. I do keep a lot of notes in my folders and build sheets, but I found it handy to scribe the valve seat angles under the cylinder heads (kind...
by Donnie Hurt | Nov 5, 2024 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
Honda intake gaskets are extremely difficult to remove. I don’t know what these things are made out of, but they can become permanently bonded to the intake surface of the heads. Instead of spending hours trying to scrape these things off and ending up leaving...
by Donnie Hurt | Nov 5, 2024 | OTHER SHOP WORK
When chucking a long workpiece in your lathe, such as bar stock used to make custom valve guides, it’s imperative to support the far end inside the spindle. Commercial spindle liners are available but can be costly or you may not have the exact size needed on hand....
by Donnie Hurt | Nov 5, 2024 | CYLINDER HEADS
When I’m porting cylinder heads or otherwise using the dividers, once the size is set, I put a couple witness dabs with a high visibility pen, so I can see if I’ve inadvertently bumped it and changed the setting. It’s a time saver over checking it occasionally...
