Recent content by turlockmachine

Wow! Where have I been? I guess I've been sniffing too many Babbitt fumes tearing 5 old blocks apart to get one good one. I am an engine builder and just found out about this today from waxhead in Australia.... I would like to get in line for one asap. I have a 170 HP Miller build for my...

You are absolutely correct, it does not change the facts. The main fact being that ALL of the crankshaft bearing caps were designed to be adjustable with shims and NONE of them were made to have the parting line on the centerline of the crank. Yes, buyer beware, I stand behind my engines with a...

Oil grooves are absolutely necessary for gravity Fed oiling. The inserts shown in my engine at the top of this page have 2 oil grooves in them: the radial groove that you can see in the pic and an axial groove that runs along the part line of the insert. It stops before the rear of the bearing...

The pan gasket is cork on the cap and is designed for shim adjustment so it is a non issue. The register generally is between .002" and .005" but has never been more than .010"

This is Joe from turlock machine. The picture you see here is of an engine that I machined. This is shown with AER insert bearings installed, not Babbitt. The crank centerline is in original ford specs using kr Wilson alignment tools. The rear main has been machined to allow the rear main cap...

I suppose that now would be a good time for me to pipe in.... I have been struggling with a loss of energy for the last several months and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. I immediately changed my eating lifestyle and went on a strict diet (along with medicine) and...

Hello guys, my name is Joe Sivils and I own Turlock machine and my ebay name is modelaengines4u. I have been rebuilding model a engines since 1999. All of my engines carry a 2 year warranty and I was unaware of the no returns thing on my ebay auctions. I will fix that right away and thanks...

Does the engine start running rough right as the temp is climbing? I saw this problem once and was blaming it on a head basket but found a crack between the cylinder and the water jacket on #3 cylinder... we also noted bubbling in the radiator from combustion entering the coolant system.

Hello all, I am new to this forum but not new to the world of pressuring model a engines. This idea is very interesting, but seems a little backward only because inertia is trying to sling the oil to the outside of the circle as the crank rotates. I have built 133 pressurized engines in the...