Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

Generally speaking ......

It's the alcohol constituent of 'gas', if present, that tends to attack the various epoxies, so just be aware of that

And you can't really 'barrier' coat it, as you might say in an intake port, to protect it in a carb as it's continually immersed in the fuel

I think it's understandable to debate the nuts & bolts ....... sequence even ...... of the process, but it's really what works for you It seems as the main bugbear is when people lose control of the process to the customer, that's when it get's annoying, and you have to aim not to allow that to ...

Pretty much everyone faces the same problems, especially if you're a limited operation or one man band ...... talking as a machinist/builder Initial contact I'm happy to take over the phone, it's more personable and many potential customers feel happier talking to the organ grinder ...... although t...

I quickly took cylinder 3 intake spring off and attempted to slide the valve out, but I can't get it out of the guide. It only goes down to the lock area and stops, I could probably force it down, but I didn't. I am worried that the valve stem maybe bent....or have you come across an issue with the...

If the numbers are indeed accurate I'd see it more as confirmation of good QC than some kind of error

If my maths are correct you're talking 1 / 7200 of a circle, or 3 minutes, which is a very small amount and I'd guess well within tolerance

Likely 5/16", if so I'd use a common 8mm 'sump plug' bit

As said, I doubt it's going anywhere, with any bit, without prudent use of heat prior .....

A lot will depend on the intended use, budget ...... and what you can handle yourself , but generally ....... Assuming the crank journals are relatively round & straight , and it's a budget deal, I'd first put the mains in the block and measure the clearance ...... anything at the upper end unde...

A picture is worth a thousand words ..... but you're not narrowing them much, so it's likely possible The bearings may or may not need narrowing, you may get away with just chamefering them to clear the fillet A lot of this will depend on your machining skills and equipment, if you have to pay someo...

BillK ..... many thanks, something to work from ......

BillK, thanks .......

Pt. No. is SKU: RED0007X1

RED Series Chevy Small Block Piston Set – 4.135 In. Bore – 1.000 .In CH, -6.60 CC

Cheers, John

Does anyone have a ballpark total weight for these, so I can rough gauge the balance I have already ?

Pistons, pins & rings ...... if it's on the Wiseco site I can't see it

They're a couple of weeks out and time is getting tight

TIA John

Radial 'distress' on a valve ..... up to and including actual cracking ..... is usually a sign on thermal overloading, as said

Either the material isn't up to it, unlikely in this case, or something else is causing thermal overloading ..... obviously

Never cared much for the Sunnen system, it still pushes against the piston boss, and as most piston bosses have a draught ..... they're closer together near the crown ........ you simply can't push against the boss squarely, so deform it blah blah A fixture that supports the pin end of the rod direc...

Another way of looking at is moving it could do more harm than good And there in lies the rub ....... try to nudge the pin over against the boss and more than likely the edge of the piston bore will deform and pinch the pin, if you don't actually distort the piston wholesale itself I guess people c...

In some respects it's ultimately as much to do with customer perception/expectation as engineering ...... pretty much what started this thread So if the obvious things haven't been done with reasonable care, how about the rest of it ? I tend to get them visually centred on the pins, within reason, a...