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Broke my K-B guide removal tool this morning. The rivets that hold the hardened finger attachment broke off. Have managed to remove 8 of the 16 valve assemblies but cannot figure a way around not using this tool. Any ideas as to how I might fix it or get it fixed? I do not know anyone that does...

Considering utilizing the FiTech 97 FI system, does anyone have any experience with the set up? Initial plan is to put it on a Mercury 4 1/8 X 3.267(+0.80), 1.72 intakes and 1.6 exhaust, .360 lift intake/.370 lift exhaust, 250 intake duration/260 exhaust duration, with LSA of 110. Targeting 8.5...

Well, time to start on the next engine. This is the fifth. Even though number 3 is now completely tore down and with it's compromised cylinders making it a different type of project, it is being set aside. It will make it through the winter just fine. Number 4, spins over easily now and still...

Okay, the journey continues. Got the block back from being hot tanked and chemical bathed. Not looking good, but not ready to give up. Four cylinders for sure are cracked, two of them with compound cracks. Will run a reamer down the rough, cracked cylinders and do a sonic measurement. Reassess...

Have my '47 59A at the machine shop getting hot tanked and chemical bathed. Most likely that will become a long term DIY project because of the severity of the cracks in the cylinders. So I am starting on the '50 8BA. spent the day dismantling the generator, fan assembly, carburetor, and...

Now the saga really begins. Went an picked up a couple more flatheads. Turned the 8BA over with a crowbar, the EAC could not mount on my cradle so did not want to spin the entire engine. Will be tearing these down over the next few months. Hopefully, the 59A will find a machine shop to see if...

New to this, but have been around a while. My kids like to ask me what it was like before the continents separated, but that is another story. What I can say is that I was born a car guy, in a car guy family, so I have had my share of experiences with automotive machine shops. Of course, that...

Okay, new to this venue and looking for advice. Have a 46-48 59AB that was buried behind the barn of a neighbor, he gave it to me for free. Thought I would take it apart and find out if it is salvageable. Here is what I found, so far anyway. A crack in #6 bore that starts about three quarters of...