ENGINE BUILDER SHOP SOLUTIONS
PRIMING PUMP You can make a GMmLS engine priming tool using just about any oil pump. I used a new, big block Chevy M77 pump that I already had. I tapped the inlet and outlet to NPT threads and installed fittings to adapt to rubber hoses. The pressure side needs to thread into the galley behind the LS oil pump. It is M16x1.5 thread. The suction hose side will need to sleeve down to a 1/4˝ tube, which will go down the dip stick tube. Run the pump with a 1/2˝ drill. Now you can prime without using pressurized canisters, refilling or the mess. Dave Sarno SCH Racing Heads Arvada, CO
USE THOSE HOLES Most people use just the outer two bolt holes when fastening a cylinder head to a mounting fixture. If there are additional holes in the plate that line up with the threads in the fixture, then consider using the extra threads for increased rigidity. Dave Matton D and D Auto Machine Bloomington, MN
is to use beer boxes to file them. They are available for free at any drive-thru beverage store or bar. We just paint the end of the box (silver spray paint works great), and then we write on it what’s in the box. Valvetrain, Heads, Air fuel, etc. This works great for us. Jim Wright Motorheads Garage Elyria, OH
TRAVEL DIAL CATALOG SIX-PACK I know catalogs are online, but most of us would rather use paper catalogs. Hang on to those old catalogs, because some companies are not printing them anymore. Our solution
For lathes without a DRO, a 2˝ travel dial indicator to measure carriage travel is handy. I quickly made this simple compact indicator mount clamp from two pieces of scrap aluminum. To eliminate the need for a wrench to tighten or loosen it when
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