In this episode we check the bearing clearance and fit the rings and start on the cylinder heads. Powellmachineinc.com
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@thekingscene5 ай бұрын
My dad passed away today and I just wanted to let you know he enjoyed watching your videos more than anyone else. He thought you were one of the best machinist on YT. Keep up the good work man
@slickazzrider5 ай бұрын
My condolences, I agree with your dad! Love the channel.
@JAMESWUERTELE5 ай бұрын
I’m sorry your Dad passed away.
@jessicawatson-english55055 ай бұрын
My condolences to you and your family
@Final_Boss_Racing5 ай бұрын
Hope he rest in peace.
@r1ckgrimes975 ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss man
@lazyhoundracing96215 ай бұрын
I'm learning so much I'll be able to work for you soon. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Well, I need help!
@TheSdav865 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc3179if i was in your area I'd gladly offer to come help. I miss working in a machine shop.
@johnroche41105 ай бұрын
Hey get in line ! We may need a roster. 🤣
@dantwomey5 ай бұрын
Just a great 'down to earth' explanation!
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Ty!
@henrybobswillikers5 ай бұрын
Another good vid Bro, thanks.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
You bet
@kennethward33545 ай бұрын
Thanks for Todays lesson Professor
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
You are very welcome
@mikefoley75615 ай бұрын
I forgot to add that I have 2.4L KIA in my shop that I, have disassembled, and you can barely tell where the steal sleeve is in the bore. Where they chamfered the cylinder bore is where the sleeve meets the aluminum. I cannot believe they sell .25,.50 and .75mm over pistons for this engine. There wouldn't be anything left of the cylinder. oh well. I love the ring grinder you have. Bad ass.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Ty!
@richardkleinschmidt23435 ай бұрын
Your shop is always clean and neat. People in your videos are always clean and neat. Your work is always orderly and careful. You should be proud of your shop and the work you accomplish. I enjoy watching you videos. Thanks for all you do.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Ty, I really appreciate you!!, yeah we definitely try to always have a clean work environment
@ericstalker797327 күн бұрын
I was just watching your ring grinding video. I'm with you on the fact that it's not making or breaking the engine rebuild (unless they are gapped way tight) but I'm surprised your little ring grinder doesn't have a coolant pump especially for them stainless steel rings. I don't know but it doesn't sound like a bad idea to have. Sure would help you to feel better on not getting the ring ends to hot
@logancarter21345 ай бұрын
Another fantastic episode! Your attention to detail is impressive and your common sense approach to what is/isn't really important is refreshing.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@Expedition185 ай бұрын
Awesome video👍
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Thank you
@chrisprice44205 ай бұрын
😊 Getting a great education from your videos!
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@iwagsz5 ай бұрын
I just ran across your channel and have viewed a couple of your videos so far. I'm retired now but I started off as a tool maker , machine builder, plastic injection mold maker , designer and engineer over the years. I have never seen an automotive machine shop before and I am enjoying watching you do this engine machining and building. I will be tuning in from now on.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@daleyahnke72155 ай бұрын
Awesome content!!! Always look forward to your videos!! wish I lived closer to come make some chips !! Thanks for sharing!
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Maybe one day!
@MrThomasfouraker5 ай бұрын
I’d like a video that might touch on your workout, diet and fitness history.
@derekbridgerii21025 ай бұрын
I'd like a video of yours....❤❤❤
@jeffreyverry84675 ай бұрын
I Love your Content. Be careful with the Eyeballs.. I watch JMZ as well. You guys are true professionals! Stay Cool.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
@Doc_Fischer5 ай бұрын
Watching this last video of you here at UNC Hillsboro physical therapy department . I finally leave here tomorrow after being in the hospital since September with heart surgery. It makes surely miss the machinists part of my life . Finally going home tomorrow so hopefully within a month I’ll be getting around a lot better and be calling you guys for a cam and accessories in my Magnum build . Thank you for keeping us intrigued!
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
The heart is no joke, hopefully you make a full recovery!! Keep us informed!
@Doc_Fischer5 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc3179 Absolutely, I would love to stop down some day . I need to fill out the cam info , I keep forgetting. P.s. your shirt is extremely comfortable !
@tjoyce815 ай бұрын
"Nightmare" is a fitting name to this series. lol. You are right about ring gap. People stress too much about it. As long as the 2nd ring is gapped more than the top ring - you are good. The difference in that gap?? Well that's a secret - but I'll let ya know you can make more hp by opening the 'difference' up 'much' more on this build. But, I'm sure that this engine will "rip" (as Bill Elliot used to say...lol
@rickjones67985 ай бұрын
I really enjoy your videos the things I didn't know about these LS motors I actually learned quite a bit from your videos really appreciate you putting them on buddy
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@GeorgeFarahGNR5 ай бұрын
Getting me excited! Cant wait for what you got coming up! Ever thought about wearing a go pro while working lol
@GraemeCoulter5 ай бұрын
Learning all the time. Thank you.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@koford5 ай бұрын
Think i saw somewhere else that said: Ring cap too little much is not going to destroy your engine, too short is not good and would be a problem.
@jim80275 ай бұрын
Well, from what I see, it's your attention to detail and desire to put out a top quality product that has the jobs lined up 6+ months.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Ty, we appreciate you
@BigMikesGarage5 ай бұрын
Always enjoy the content. When you are grinding seats in heads, do you ever experience chatter? Mine was doing it on the exhaust seats today, and I was having a hard time preventing it. I resurfaced the stone, and it didn't make any difference.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Yes, I vary the spindle speed in the serdi to help that
@RussellCompton-fh3gr5 ай бұрын
and thanks for showing your human and forget things
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@mikefoley75615 ай бұрын
how much did the bore gauge that you use? It differently isn't from Ebay. Awesome video
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
I think there about 2500.00
@Go4BrokeOffroad5 ай бұрын
Cornwell works one that works well.
@kodykj21125 ай бұрын
Do you know of any "special" oils that have glitter/metal particle looking additives in them? I have a 2013 Wrangler 3.6 Pentastar I bought w/ 120k miles on it & it ran great but started smoking. Burning 2 quarts of oil in 2k miles. I've only driven it about 4k miles. Did compression tests & leak down tests & all passed very consitently. Hoped it was the PCV, replaced it & then went to change the oil and found it extremely glittery. Pulled the mains & rods and all of the bearings are beautiful. Can still see the class #s on them. Yet even after an oil change the oil w/ 10 miles on it (before disassembly), it had glitter galore. Cams are good. Bearings are good. Compression good. Idk what's goin on, gonna reassemble and see what happens.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
No, something is eating itself, those engines have massive valvetrain issues
@strokermaverick5 ай бұрын
So, the cast second ring is .0024 and the top stainless steel ring, is .0022. I realize, different metals expand, at different rates. Why, the different ring materials, for this boosted application? Asking, out of ignorance.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
The ss top ring is normally used in a power adder application
@strokermaverick5 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc3179 Makes, sense. Stainless steel, is a stronger material. Thank you, for your response.
@Jpilgrim305 ай бұрын
If you have any good gen 2 LT1 stuff laying around that needs a good home I’m taking donations 😂
@jeffallen33825 ай бұрын
Do you recommend using thread inserts on the headbolts threads of the aluminum LS blocks? Recently I was doing a DOD delete on a friends car that had a collapsed DOD lifter. I could tell this engine had been apart before whenni was tearing it down. When I went to torque the headbolts down one bolt on each side stripped out. I repaired those 2 and told my friend we need to do all of the rest if we want to be sure this doesn't happen again. Juat curious as to what you have seen with these bolt threads on these aluminum blocks?
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Yes, we use time serts often, trash left down in the bolt holes can really cause issues
@jeffallen33825 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc3179 what a major pain in the ass this was to do!
@JoeKing-lo8em5 ай бұрын
I noticed you checked all gaps with same cylinder…..most of the vids I’ve watched say gap rings to each cylinder. For instance, gap top & second to #1, top & second to #3, so on a so forth keeping each set to specific cylinder. Just curious as I’m in the process of refreshing my L83…cam, main/rod bearings, honing, new rings. I’ll be using stock rings(plasma moly). I believe the gap for this engine is 15-17 thou. It has 240k miles also. Not sure if that would be a factor in gapping after deglazing.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
All my cylinders are the same size, so?
@bowtiekid3295 ай бұрын
Really enjoy your videos!! Where do get the wheel that you clean the edges of the rings with and what type of abraisive is it? Thanks
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
It comes with the machine
@jimdavis68335 ай бұрын
I was wondering, how often you need to get your precision measuring equipment recalibrated?
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
We have gauge blocks and standards here, so I check my own, we normally send torque wrenchs out once a year
@MrAnviljenkins4 ай бұрын
Is the ring gap the same with stainless ? I thought the linear expansion ratio for stainless was higher than steel or cast iron ?
@powellmachineinc31794 ай бұрын
The manufacturer giblets us a recommendation that works well
@hazendismukesjr.83195 ай бұрын
I had to little ring gàp and ruined a good block
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Yep
@Wisconwiggy5 ай бұрын
I only have one question and I don't know a better way other then comment on a video. If you had a LS in a everyday driver vehicle what would you recommend on setup to make the most bullet proof engine or would you just order a stock setup from GM. Apologize if this is a dumb question.
@benrossbach65015 ай бұрын
Do you have an opinion on oil squirters?
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
They do a great job of keeping pistons cool
@kricketscreations48875 ай бұрын
How's it going love the videos curious on your RMC what is your head tilt do you know how to adjust the tilt. Its 6 1/2 thou on The one in this shop that I took over I think it's a little much
@MrTooTechnical5 ай бұрын
Fukin awesome
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Ty
@Final_Boss_Racing5 ай бұрын
Do you see any benefit to squirters on a full blown race engine?
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Keeps piston Temps down
@RussellCompton-fh3gr5 ай бұрын
thanks,,, off topic,, what shoes you wear on those hard floors ?
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
Brooks!
@Calango7415 ай бұрын
Since the engine is on a stand with wheels, why don't you just move it to where the ring grinder is so you don't have to keep walking back and forth...?
@jeremyking56845 ай бұрын
Probably to keep it away from grinding dust! Good exercise
@bobhudson66595 ай бұрын
Back room with ring grinder has a lathe and other grinding eqpt like the crank cap grinder, amongst other tools. Do you really want all the stuff in the air in that room in your freshly cleaned and ready to be assembled motor? Same as you would not want your ready to be assembled motor in the engine dismantling bay. Also give Daniel credit for knowing what he is doing,. He's been doing it a long time and has a great reputation. He would have a reason for doing everything he does/doesn't. Also now looking at the other eqpt Daniel has in the room where the motor is, I doubt that this is the final assembly area anyway. But will leave that to Daniel to comment on if he wishes to. Retired mechanic/machinist.
@traceyohlson72635 ай бұрын
Why is the top ring have less gap than the second? The top ring sees more heat.
@powellmachineinc31795 ай бұрын
To prevent ring flutter
@traceyohlson72635 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc3179 maybe you can do a video explaining ring flutter?
@dantwomey5 ай бұрын
Stainless anything is hard to grind?
@douglasbuckland82805 ай бұрын
I realize that this may be a 'dumb' question to ask a machinist, but what do yo mean when you say (for example) "a tenth". I don't think that you are referring to 100/1000's. I must be missing something.
@deadlata97675 ай бұрын
.0001 inch a ten thousandth of an inch. A tenth of a thousandth