Shop Solutions
Engine Builder Shop Solutions: April 2011
Keeping Chevy 4-Bolt Mains From ‘Walking’ All four-bolt small block Chevy main caps “walk” when used with either studs or...
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...
Duramax Piston Quality The GM Duramax diesel engine has been around since 2001. Many owners have logged over 400,000 miles...
Cummins 5.9L, M251 Pump Installation Tip There is the new instruction sheet for the M251 Cummins pump (Cummins 5.9L 1989-2007),...
Dealing With Bad Employees One of the fastest ways to lose control of your business is to let a bad...
Keeping Your Parts Washer Clean I was having difficulty keeping my parts washer clean, and the fluid/solvent was not lasting...
Eye Teasers We all know the economy is a bit slow, but it’s how you address the situation that counts....
Valve Spring Clarification There are many misconceptions on the visual inspection of valve spring free heights. There is a manufacturing...
Parts Disposal I had a customer who needed a timing belt for a 3.5L Mitsubishi. He purchased a core engine...
Gasket Surface Cleaning Caution Cleaning gasket surfaces can be a terrible thing to do! Many of today’s cylinder heads, and...
