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OHC LIFTER PULLER
When I disassemble an Ecotec head I always
have trouble getting the lifters out. There is
not enough room for my small fingers to grab
on and sometimes they are stuck with varnish.
I use 1/4 ̋ fuel hose, about a 6 ̋ length, to slip
over the tip of the lifter. Out they come. If
they are really stuck, this allows me to work
them up and down while spraying them with
carb cleaner. It works on other engines with
those small lifters too.Helen Just
Union Auto Supply
Union, MOMAKING IT SIMPLE
When I build my bobweights, a simple piece
of PVC for a stand makes it easier. Just zero
out the scale and add the weight.Randy Torvinen
Torvinen’s Machine
Menahga, MNWELDING ROD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
First, find the length of your welding rod that
is equal to one gram. On my welding bench
I stamped the numbers 1 through 5 for that
distance to give me a visual reference of the
weight of the welding rod. As shown in the
picture, if I wanted to add 3 grams of weld to
the crank, I would lay the welding rod over
the numbers and put a bend in the rod at thenumber 3. I then pour the rod into the weld
until I reached the bend and then I know 3
grams of weight was added to the balance job.Lyle Haley
The Shop Doc
Andover, MNBLASTING OBSERVATIONS
Here’s a couple of tips regarding soda blasting.
Soda is very fine and it can become very
cloudy and difficult to observe your work. I
have drilled fresh air intake holes around the
periphery of the viewing window, which helps
keep the area clear. I also created a vibrating
device using an old fan motor on to which
I added a cable end fitting to generate the
vibration. This causes the expended material
to quickly return to the reservoir. Professional
vibrators are available in many intensities, but
I preferred to build my own. This submission
is prompted by one of my customers asking06-7 eb.aug20 Shop Solutions.indd 6 8/7/20 8:39 AM
Naresh Jariwala