Shop Solutions
Engine Builder Shop Solutions: December 2011
Avoiding Hydraulic Timing Chain Tensioner Trouble Be certain to carefully follow the manufacturer’s recommended torque settings when installing hydraulic (oil...
Avoiding Hydraulic Timing Chain Tensioner Trouble Be certain to carefully follow the manufacturer’s recommended torque settings when installing hydraulic (oil...
Removing Mushroomed Lifters in Vehicle A good way to remove mushroomed lifters while the engine is still in the vehicle...
GM LS Engine Building Tips The GM “LS” engine format (GEN III and IV) is a replacement for the Chevy...
Editors note: The first two Shop Solutions are responses to Larry Carley’s article “Cleaning Heads and Blocks” in the July...
Securing Cam Gears Years ago it came to my attention that the replacement aluminum cam gear used on 4- and...
Editor’s Note: Over the past few months we have published several views on engine pre-oiling. This month is no exception....
Editor’s Note: In the March issue we printed a Shop Solution from Melling Engine Parts titled “Oil Pump and Engine...
Editor’s Note: In March we printed a Shop Solution titled, “Oil Pump and Engine Priming” supplied by Melling. Here is...
Keeping Chevy 4-Bolt Mains From ‘Walking’ All four-bolt small block Chevy main caps “walk” when used with either studs or...
Inspection: Vacuum Check That Engine With the advent of foreign castings, some less than stellar, it is important to be...
Making the Most of Every Job Quote Often times when my people are quoting a job, I will ask if...
Keeping Gaskets In Their Place Can’t get a hard to reach gasket to stay in place even using various types of sealers?...
Your Best Salesman “Ring, ring”… Another interruption – Will somebody grab that @%#& phone!? Too often we look at the...
Cleaning Up Cam Bearings After Installation Once in a while you may get an engine block that has an imperfect...
GM Castech Cylinder Heads I’m sure most of you know by now about GM’s 4.8L and 5.3L Vortec Gen III...
Head and Block Surface Prep Most cast iron V8 heads and/or blocks usually don’t require anything more than a good...
Use New Head Bolts In Your Rebuilt Engines How much pressure is exerted on a head bolt? In a typical...
Cover the Deck When honing cylinders in an engine block use duct tape to cover the deck. Then take a...
Don’t Just Absorb Incidental Charges There are lots of bad habits that machine shop owners get into over the years...
Employee Education Without ASE Machinists Certifications Back in January in this column we talked about dealing with bad employees. This...
