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  • Well what can I say.  I usually like to state what is happening and how I feel at the time.  I often times do not Brag unless I know for sure what I am talking about.  Well we do alot of Engines.

    • Well what can I say. I usually like to state what is happen…
  • I thought that I would shoot the picture of the Blocks awaiting Boring and Honing at our Machine Shop.  I quickly found out that I did not have a Wide Angle lens capable of doing such.

    • I thought that I would shoot the picture of the Blocks await…
  • So here I was.  Wondering how to take a picture to let others know how many engines we do in a Month.  Well I have decided to get down on my Butt and shoot them at an angle

    • So here I was. Wondering how to take a picture to let other…
  • Now I am getting somewhere.  Here is this month's supply of customer's engine blocks.  First we take them apart.  Then the Camshaft Bearings, Freezeplugs and Pipe Plugs are all removed.  Next, they have all been Hot Tanked to remove all internal sludge...

    • Now I am getting somewhere. Here is this month's suppl…
  • Then we take them and Shake and Bake them.  I do this to all the engines.  This process Normalizes the Cast Iron.  It allows the Stresses that have built up in the metal to be relieved.

    • Then we take them and Shake and Bake them. I do this to all…
  • Once they have all been Shake and Baked they are Wet Magged to check for cracks.  You cannot Wet Mag a dirty block.  It helps to be able to see the smallest crack.  Funny thing is that holes do not show up.

    • Once they have all been Shake and Baked they are Wet Magged…
  • Here is an example of a new Thermal Sensor that installs into the intake manifolds.  Now this part costs plenty of money.  Often times our customers blocks have been pulled out of other machine shop hands and sent to us to do.  It is nice to be able to...

    • Here is an example of a new Thermal Sensor that installs int…
  • Often times many of the attaching parts to engines are damaged or abused due to broken studs, bolts or lazy mechanics.

    • Often times many of the attaching parts to engines are damag…
  • We take the time to clean the parts that are exposed to the inside of the block and the outside of the block.  The corrosion and etc is best left alone in the water pump area.  It acts like a protector.

    • We take the time to clean the parts that are exposed to the…