No problem, go buy yourself a Tootsie Roll, and after it sits in your pocket for 20 minutes or so it should be soft enough to use.
John Allen
Advanced Engine Machine
Bakersfield, CA
Piston-to-Valve Clearance (#11)
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Shop Solutions June 2022
I needed a narrow grooving tool to quickly clean carbon from piston ring grooves for an engine restoration project. All the usual grooving tools were too wide.
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To install valve guides on my heads, I just make custom-fit measuring tools out of the 6” steel rules I get at the trade shows. I cut them to fit in the lifter bores of the overhead cam engines. It’s quick and simple.
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When installing a shorter connecting rod than a crankshaft was meant for, it is sometimes necessary to clearance the counterweights.
