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Ok I build around 300 engines a year and most of them I bore.As far as honing the ball hone does a good job on used cyl. walls where as the honing...
Fixin a set of 312 ford heads as we speak.The advantage of hard seats is because gas does not have lead in it which was a cushion for the valve...
The crank in the pic is a small block chevy,without seeing the casting nbrs. cant tell specific application.Post nbrs. and I will tell you what it...
Take a freeze plug and plug tho old hole in the block and move the pcv to the valve cover,this is how we have done it for years.The only time we...
Go to the harmonic balancer and check crankshaft end play by using a pry bar behind balancer,a worn thrust brg. will cause crankshaft movement...
.060 is a standard acceptable bore size on a 302,the biggest problem is builders installing 1 head gasket on upside down which does not let the...
Check behind timing gear and there are three gally plugs,on rebuilt engines they can come out causing low oil pressure,they need to be staked in...
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One of the problems is the heads are not made to run un-leaded fuel.The valve seats will suck up in the head holding the valve off seat when it...
Start in the middle and torque bolts to 25 ft. pds. in a crisscross pattern.do this process several times till torque is constant.
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Go to www.goodson.com they are a automotive machine shop supply co. I have been using one of these for several years to repair manifolds. Another...
67 barracuda fastback total build with new 5.7 hemi.
Hello everbody,just joined up and havent had time to surf the site but it will come.I own a automotive machine shop in N.C. for 26 years or...
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