Little Red Express 360 Head Valve Guide Installation.

[@donaldhalls2189]

I've only,ever just knocked the guide out then replaced them 😂 that's the difference between mechanic and engineer, or learner and experience, thanks for sharing,all the best to you and your loved ones

[@edsmachine93]

Thank you Donald, I really appreciate you watching and the positive feedback. All the best to you and your loved ones. Have a good weekend. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@terrygrover6440]

Hi Ed everytime I watch your videos i envy your work and think about what lucky customers you have, thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with us

[@edsmachine93]

Thank you Terry, I really appreciate you watching and the positive feedback. Have a good evening Brother Terry.👍🇺🇸👍

[@terryboothe2309]

You are right . I have never saw that done . I’ve took heads to a machine shop and picked them up but never watched how they fixed them . They’re gonna be great when you get thru with them

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Terry, I really appreciate you watching and the positive feedback and comments. Have a good evening. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@JustMoparJoe]

Great job, Ed! I think the world will be amazed when they see these heads transform!

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Joe, I appreciate your positive feedback. Have a good evening. 👍 🇺🇸👍

[@CalicoClassics]

Wow good work, very interesting. Such precision. So much detail

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Calico, I appreciate you watching and the positive feedback. Have a great day. 👍👍

[@scotts439]

great machine and explanation of the process. resurrecting old rusty iron is never easy or cheap.

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Scott, I really appreciate the very positive feedback. Thanks for watching. I know that you know what goes into these kind of jobs. Have a good week Scott.👍🇺🇸👍

[@anthonynapier4668]

Nice head work Ed 👍 👍 👌

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Anthony, I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a good evening. 👍 🇺🇸👍

[@hippiemiller]

Fine job Sir 👍👍

[@edsmachine93]

Thank you Hippie, I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a good evening. 👍 🇺🇸👍

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Really nice work Ed

[@edsmachine93]

Thank you Nathan, I really appreciate you. Have a good day. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@MostlyOldPartsAndRust]

Those heads look like they have led a rough life Ed! But you'll get them fixed up! Great job!

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Pat, it will be a challenge. Been the before. Little Red Express Truck to the front! Have a great day. 👍💯👍

[@MostlyOldPartsAndRust]

@@edsmachine93 One of my first jobs at NS1 Performance Center was to get the boss's 79 LRT going. After I tuned it up it would bark the 275 Eagle ST's going into second, which eventually led to a rebuild of the 9-1/4" rear, but man that was a great and fun truck!

[@edsmachine93]

@@MostlyOldPartsAndRust Sounds like a fun Truck Pat. All that power took it's toll on the 9 1/4.🙂

[@MostlyOldPartsAndRust]

@@edsmachine93 It suer was, it was in Mopar Muscle in the late 90's, it had the heads and block decked a little, so it had good compression, but it had all of the stock parts in it, 340 cam, std bore pistons, etc., but it sure ran good.

[@edsmachine93]

@@MostlyOldPartsAndRust Sounds like a good build Pat. Supposedly the '68 340 cam was the best stock cam. I have a new NOS TRW '68 340 cam stashed back. I use to really like TRW engine parts. Top of the line parts. The original Sealed Power/SpeedPro was the same good quality American parts.

[@Anthony-nw5zv]

Great job Ed 👍

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Anthony, I really appreciate you watching and the positive feedback. Have a good evening. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@318willrun]

Nice work Ed !!!!

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Tim, I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a great day. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@bradsrestorations1085]

Good work Ed!

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Brad, I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a good evening.👍🇺🇸👍

[@VinoRatRodbuilds]

Fantastic work Ed. 👍

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Robert, I really appreciate it. Have a good evening. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@JoeZZZ73V]

Nice job

[@edsmachine93]

Thank JoeZ, I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a good weekend. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@BrandRacingEngines]

Looking good 😁 ED

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Gerald, I really appreciate it. Have a good evening. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@TheProchargedmopar]

👍💪

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks ProChargedMopar, I really appreciate you watching. Have a good evening.

[@bobgaudet9941]

The RPM when you're reaming it was a little Tad High

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks for watching Bob. And where do you get your information from? Experience? Years of operation and machines run and jobs completed? Have a good evening.

[@jameslatanejr5778]

I love it thank you

[@edsmachine93]

Thank you James, I appreciate you watching. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@US-191]

What material were the guides and how much press/interference? Nice work, Ed. Thanks for sharing.

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks US-191, thanks for watching. The guides are hardened cast-iron and .0015/.002 press fit. Have a good day. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@79asspin]

👍👍👍

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Jaybo, I really appreciate it. Have a good evening. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@jseal21]

So you install the guides with the spiral end first so its up by the seals, right? What is the purpose for the spiral in the first place? Another great video to show us watchers the right way to do it 👍

[@edsmachine93]

Hey Joshua, thank you for watching. The purpose of the spiral is to have oil around the stem. The solid portion stops the oil from running through. The spiral meets the solid portion forms a peripheral seal between the valve and guide. And constant lubrication to the stem and guide bore. I will talk about this is a future video. Have a good evening. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@moparnut6286]

😎👍🇺🇸

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks MoparNut, I really appreciate it. Have a good week. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@zerogmopars746]

Those castings look rough. Were they rusty to start with? My 360 J heads have the 2.02"/1.60" valves, and it took many hours of porting to get the bowls (and ports) opened up for the larger valves. Hope Joe was wearing a good mask and face shield when porting those.

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks for watching zerogmopars, yes, I am sure he was wearing proper protection. Yes, the heads were very rusty before. You will see them fixed up. The original heads were cracked. Have a 0:02 good evening. 👍

[@zerogmopars746]

@@edsmachine93 That was a quick reply! You sir do great work and videos. Thank you. Almost forgot, If Joe is using head studs, oversize ream the cylinder bolt hole that feeds the rocker oiling.

[@JustMoparJoe]

Great job, Ed! I think the world will be amazed when they see these heads transform!

[@edsmachine93]

​@@JustMoparJoeThanks Joe, I appreciate it. Yes, they will be alot nicer when finished. Have a good evening. 👍🇺🇸👍

[@JeffLeblanc-xb7qe]

Was this a motor that sat out in the elements I got that 63 polara convertible 440 model and the guy that owned it put a 340 in it it’s sat outside in cow pasture for well since 73 that’s what the licence plate said we looked at motor thought it was a poly till I realized the valve covers that are rotted and saw j on the heads then my buddy looked and it’s got 340 exist manifolds so we’re hoping somehow it never cracked the block mind you are chances are slim being in Ontario Canada east of Toronto it get s pretty cold but hoping ther was no water in the block to crack it the heads are pretty rough the rockers are sized from the elements being out side but we’re hoping it’s not cracked 340s are getting hard to come buy so my buddy wants the car he’s already pricing the floors all the glass and the trim is ther so we’re hoping got a tree growing though it be a big job but he wants it lol I sort of do but I’m older I got my hands full with my 440 71 dart build anyway love your work shows me that hopefully the heads can be reworked but then again j heads are not that hard to replace we’re more concerned about the block but we shall see more to come lol

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks Jeff, that's quite a story. I hope that your 340 is good and can be machined and built and run again. Have a great week.👍👍

[@MrBlackbutang]

Thank god it’s not a furd 360 head! 😮 Those aren’t worth anything.

[@edsmachine93]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@JeffLeblanc-xb7qe]

Was this a motor that sat out in the elements I got that 63 polara convertible 440 model and the guy that owned it put a 340 in it it’s sat outside in cow pasture for well since 73 that’s what the licence plate said we looked at motor thought it was a poly till I realized the valve covers that are rotted and saw j on the heads then my buddy looked and it’s got 340 exist manifolds so we’re hoping somehow it never cracked the block mind you are chances are slim being in Ontario Canada east of Toronto it get s pretty cold but hoping ther was no water in the block to crack it the heads are pretty rough the rockers are sized from the elements being out side but we’re hoping it’s not cracked 340s are getting hard to come buy so my buddy wants the car he’s already pricing the floors all the glass and the trim is ther so we’re hoping got a tree growing though it be a big job but he wants it lol I sort of do but I’m older I got my hands full with my 440 71 dart build anyway love your work shows me that hopefully the heads can be reworked but then again j heads are not that hard to replace we’re more concerned about the block but we shall see more to come lol great job ed

[@edsmachine93]

Good morning Jeff, yes this engine had sat in the elements had gotten water in it. The customers original heads off of the Little Red Express were cracked and had to get another set of castings. So here we are machining and repairing these heads. Cast Iron is pretty forgivable sometimes. I have repaired some pretty bad castings in the past. This series should be good. Thanks again for watching. Have a great day. 👍👍☕️