Reminds me of some of the contractors I've worked for. Never have time to do it right,but plenty of time to do it twice. Your channel rules. Work ethic and integrity. Always taking time to do it right a d explain how to do it right.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Right on, I really appreciate that 🙏
@strokermaverick7 ай бұрын
Completely, agree!
@randallmason96877 ай бұрын
You can do it right, or right now. Usually not both!
@timothyconner42556 ай бұрын
Heat info! Thank-you, so much!!
@jonathanenglish71095 ай бұрын
Dang I learn all kinds of stuff from this guy. Makes me want to tear the whole engine apart and re do it
@powellmachineinc5 ай бұрын
Glad it's helpful
@brettshurtz40986 ай бұрын
Where i work the service truck i drive i had to remove the cylinder heads due to them being cracked and leaking coolant into the engine oil as well as burning it. This engine was replaced 4 years previous to my employment and when i removed the cylinder heads Stevie wonder got ahold of the ball hone and honed it. No cross-hatch, just stayed in one spot. And this engine was built by a very well known engine rebuilder / used engine dealer by the name of Dahmer powertrain here in kansas city. So i removed the engine and had it bored and honed correctly by a reputable well known machine shop. It pays to do good work. My company will never do business with Dahmer Powertrain again. By the way it was a 6.6 Duramax. Great channel. Keep up the good work. Quality work is hard to find these days.
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@DavidM20025 ай бұрын
When I watch your videos, it takes me back to about 1971-72 when I "rebuilt" a 327 small block Chevy engine. Why that engine even ran when I was finished is beyond me. I really need to charge the battery on my time machine so that I can go back and do the job properly. As they say, "We get too soon old and too late smart."
@powellmachineinc5 ай бұрын
Definitely
@Emilthehun6 ай бұрын
Machine shops are like wizards. The patients it takes to do this is amazing.
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
We try hard
@joecummings12606 ай бұрын
I remember way back in the day we knurled used pistons to tighten them up in the bore when we did a ring, bearing, and valve job. Sioux valve grinder that was originally dry with a coffee can full of oil hung above it to drip while I ground. Black and decker vibrocentric seat grinder, I must be old lol
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
It was like that when I started
@bicylindrico3 ай бұрын
Valve guides too!
@deankay44343 ай бұрын
Your “Dingle-Berry” 320 grit hone comment made me laugh hard. The tool AKA “Flex Stone” are in my tool box reserved for inline 4 cylinder engines that seem to inherently have less thrust wear, lower cylinder pressures as most are “Square” or slightly “Over Square” as I was taught. I had $900 in a Sunnen Portable Cylinder Hone” dial-in to one ten thousandth of an inch increment’s. Making side money on Saturdays trying hard to remove out of round Harley jugs from the AMF era. I don’t know why other than the piston pin hole was offset 3 skeeter legs for thrust wear. They stacked up like cordwood. Either way, two brothers ran this shop. The one brother did electrical as I found out after hours having a beer, he was color blind. He was forced to use a volt-ohm meter on everything and was good on electrical because of his issue. End! Went there to work and they packed up, took my equipment and disappeared. I didn’t even get my last cash for work I had done. No bore gauge as I used 8” feeler gauge set for piston fitment. Still have the feeler gauge set marked Starrett. What you see is what you measure. Numbers are fixed and have meaning!
@powellmachineinc3 ай бұрын
Lol, ty!
@pimpnick49207 ай бұрын
I have a mill, lathe, turret lathe, surface grinder, and some other old machines I got from my friend when he bought new equipment. They are old and he made scrap metal with them. He needs more precision than me. I'm just a hack. I have done some single cylinders for my friends and myself. I love your videos. It takes me way longer to set up and sometimes I have to buy tooling that costs more than sending it out. I try to learn and sometimes I throw parts away. Keep up the work. I learn from you.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
That is exactly how to do it!
@MrTheHillfolk7 ай бұрын
Yup,if I could get a truck and do a 500mi one way trip to Akron ohio ,a buddy has a couple of milling machines and lathes and some other equipment he pushed back in the corner of his shop since he's doing a lot of CNC production now. He's still got a few machines set up,but it's more for himself. All they're worth to him at the moment is scrap value.
@pimpnick49207 ай бұрын
@@MrTheHillfolk I'm an hour from Akron. My friend just started under cdl hauling. He had a 9k lb mill on last week. Let me know if you need them moved.
@jim80277 ай бұрын
It blows my mind the crap some shops think pass as acceptable work! Good thing this block ended up at your shop, because it gets done right and the owner will have a good motor.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
We really appreciate the vote of confidence!!
@CamaroKevin847 ай бұрын
I swear u have the cleanest machine shop I've ever seen.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
I got ocd about a nasty shop!
@hotrodray68027 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc 👍👍👍
@4thdimensiontravels8556 ай бұрын
As you may know, machinr shops are the worst of the bad. And it is immaculate.
@PCMenten7 ай бұрын
Another masterclass in automotive machining. Thank you, sir. Always worth watching, even for non-machinists.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
We appreciate that!
@ataxpayer7236 ай бұрын
Your machine shop is very clean, and well maintained. Nice job.
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Yes, we take pride in our shop and work!
@mikeleschber337 ай бұрын
Another great video! As I watch your videos, I think.....why don't these shops watch your channel to learn the right way to do things? I have learned more from you in the past year about engines and machining , than I have in 20 years of reading and watching others. I wish I lived close by so I could work for you for free just to learn. Thanks!
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Awesome, I really appreciate you
@Gary65-fl4rz7 ай бұрын
Been assembling engines for over 50 years, thought the grey sludge was a normal part of break in. I think it’s time for the local machine shop to get up to speed. Once again, thanks for the information
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Right on
@cujet6 ай бұрын
Thinking about air cooled aircraft engine cylinders. We have taper at the top with the intention that it will expand to the correct size when it hits operational temps of about 400ºF. The taper can be as low as 0.002 inches or as much as 0.008 inches! The level of precision in modern Automotive engines is, by comparison, epic good.
@Mr6888957 ай бұрын
Just ordered a hoodie but still holding out hope for the, “Hang loose, Let’s get into it!” edition. Great video and very informative. Thank you.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
There coming
@sbelyo6 ай бұрын
I absolutely love your approach to this subject! I can learn more by listening to you talk about it that I ever could reading it. Can ya'll build a motor for my ZL1?
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@sbelyo6 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc very cool... I'm having trouble deciding what to build. I'm at 623 HP to the rear wheels (2013) on stock short block and heads running E60. I want to go to 7.0L will that be ok?
@Neal-lf7rk6 ай бұрын
I see it all the time on KZbin. Dingle berries using a dingle berry and swearing "that's all you need right there".
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Yup
@srberus7 ай бұрын
Lord save us. I had the argument 10 years ago. This is a great video, and I appreciate all the information
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@jrbpit16 ай бұрын
Super interesting. I didn’t know the Toyota V6 could be rebuilt. I thought once they were done, they were done. I have a 2GR-FE and hope to get a gazillion miles out of it.
@sunriseboy48374 ай бұрын
Love your work, brother. Sadly, what's missing here, is a demijohn of white lightnin', and a corn cob pipe with some decent Virginia and Kentucky blend.
@powellmachineinc4 ай бұрын
I will agree 👍
@robinfulton90577 ай бұрын
I’m liking these Ray Charles stories, keep up the good work. 👍
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@waltermcmahan50967 ай бұрын
Love the way you explained the need to check tolerance of any work on clearances no mater who does your machine work. You sound like my grand father and father who had a black Smith and small machine shop just out side of your town of iva until early 60s thanks for all the great work you do and keeping the trade correct ❤
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@BC-wg5pq6 ай бұрын
Ty great video, really informative, much appreciated.As a tradesman learning something new correctly is much appreciated .
@GeorgeFarahGNR7 ай бұрын
Thanks Again Daniel. and yes we requested to have over sized pistons to next available size and the response was “there isn’t any, only std bore” Love the videos and quality you pour into the machine work.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
We appreciate the business!
@grantfuller20167 ай бұрын
I’m a motorcycle mechanic and recondioners who couldn’t get their heads around tight tolerance have been one of my biggest issues over the years . Current guy is good , I just tell him “ no more than 1 thou - if the piston just falls through the bore under its own weight then it’s loose enough . Did have to take one back that needed a little “ push “ , but in all honesty. If that was my engine , I would have assembled it like that and run it in a bit longer . 30 years ago I didn’t matter what you asked for - they always came back 2 1/2 - 3 thou , basically 3/4 worn out . .
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Definitely
@frasercrone38387 ай бұрын
As always, a great video for learning new stuff. I watch several KZbin machine shops and I like seeing the different machines that do the same jobs and how they have changed over the years.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@edpetrocelli26333 ай бұрын
Aaaah a CK-10 hone and a Kwikway boring bar, those machines run forever I love em.
@powellmachineinc3 ай бұрын
Yes sir
@michaelcasella47747 ай бұрын
That boring bare is super neat! I feel like that’s something someone can acquire without taking out a second mortgage.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💯
@ibntheibn4 ай бұрын
You guys are really inspiring on here one day i can build a engine i just do mobile mechanics self taught and i do good work
@powellmachineinc4 ай бұрын
Ty, we really appreciate that 🙏
@stevej84787 ай бұрын
Learn something every time. Thanks for all the effort and time it takes to make one of your videos.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@artt31657 ай бұрын
When I was running the shop we measured everything before it went to the machine shop and measured everything we got back. Then we assembled the engine. I was never a fan of having the machine shop assemble engines because it was too easy for somebody who wanted to cut corners to hide that in the assembled engine. I never had a bad machining job with the "regular" shop I used but I did run into problems when we couldn't get the job done by the regular shop due to scheduling problems. If you NEED to know the actual size of things I've found the mid priced Chinese tools will get the job done. When I was teaching we had students using that stuff all day and it was definitely close enough ( 5-6 tenths ) to my Starett & Mitutoyo ( made years ago) tools.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
💯
@RealDougFields5 ай бұрын
I have turned down work for this reason. A customer comes and says "I just need you to hone it and give me a good surface for new rings." If it is out of spec I say "No Thanks." -which is like every time.
@powellmachineinc5 ай бұрын
Yep...but this customer wanted it done right, the shop chose to ray Charles it
@wraithgard7 ай бұрын
this sounds just like my recent 4 cyl build. i asked the machine shop to just touch the cyls with a hone so i had a nice surface to break in my rings. engine ran great before refresh. i saw shadows on the thrust side and trusted their measurements of the bores as it showed to be in spec for std size pistons. i have skirt slap until the engine is warm :(
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Yep, it's scary out there
@wraithgard6 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc considering its just a noise im not very motivated to take it all apart again. i purchased the parts to do it if the chance arrises, then comes the task of finding a good machinist.
@douglasbuckland82807 ай бұрын
Learn something new every time I watch one of these videos...
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Awesome
@cooolfly7 ай бұрын
Both entertaining AND informative! Thanks for taking the time…
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@strokermaverick7 ай бұрын
No doubt, it's right now! Great job, sir! Always a pleasure, watching your channel!
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@dannydurham57167 ай бұрын
This is absolutely the stuff we want to see! Keep em coming
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
💯, will do
@FrankJones-ne2qo3 ай бұрын
I was a millrite for GM for 32 years i find someone like you to take my stuff to then i trust him pay him of what we agreed on then after the project i catch him up on his extra work he didand i expect things to be rite if there not we can work it out then christmas i take him a good bottle of whisky and invite him to go dear hunting with me and i pay for all the trip because he is that important to me bush performance motors he is alot like you from the frist time i felt a trust you give that same vibe
@powellmachineinc3 ай бұрын
We really appreciate that 💯
@SubieMayhem3 ай бұрын
Thats great I didnt know the rings slid on a film of oill like a bearing or why the cylinders had groves for some reason I always thought the rings just seat into the groves some how. Thanks for the info very educational.
@powellmachineinc3 ай бұрын
@@SubieMayhem absolutely, our pleasure
@jimamizzi17 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing Daniel, all of us here really appreciate you going through all this extra work off filming
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@SosopChabot7 ай бұрын
You’re thumbnail made me spit out my fries that I was eating… thank you
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Sorry!
@glenurban35967 ай бұрын
Thank god for an honest man. I do this type of thing every day and that's exactly how things are. I bore for .003-.004 short of size. .0025 will work but safer to leave a margin or error. Well done.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
💯 ty
@jamesmanassah5667 ай бұрын
This type of job needs an acronym... "The RCDBHJ" - the Ray Charles dingleberry hone job
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Lol
@SDS-16 ай бұрын
Johnny Bravo as a machinist❤❤🎉
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Lol
@SDS-16 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc 🫶🩷
@someonehasthisid7 ай бұрын
I don't doubt it a bit. Back in the 80's I bought a rusted El Camino from a guy with a fresh 350 and I could see the Engine Rebuilders tag right on the front of the block.They were a volume shop located in Little Rock. Pulled the motor for a swap and thought I'd just freshen it up and there it was, bored .030 with 4 cylinders still sporting shadows in the middle plus a 307 crankshaft.
@ovalwingnut7 ай бұрын
Pure Gearhead Gold (PGG). You've completely changed the way I'll "shadetree" a motor in the future. The check is in the mail my firend. p.s. A clean shop is a canvas for a happy life. Clearly you must be very happy Thanks so much.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Ty, we r really appreciate you
@dc62336 ай бұрын
I love this guy, he's such a smart and well spoken dude. Those Kwik Way machines are amazing, made to last a lifetime!
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Tyvm
@laytonturpin8647 ай бұрын
Thanks a million! I still get a giggle out of the Ray Charles reference!!
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Lol
@yarrdayarrdayarrda7 ай бұрын
I haven't bothered to check with the newer engines like the LS, but the old 350 Chev engines, the clearance was in the bores at standard. If you order a new set of standard pistons, well they have say 0.003" clearance built in. Now you have 0.004 or 0.005 piston to wall clearance. The only place for standard size pistons is a brand new block or one that has been sleeved back to standard.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
No, a cast piston in any water cooled engine will have .002 or less
@danblack87747 ай бұрын
I 100% agree with you on measuring tools all around. Maybe I’m just old school or an ass,but how in the hell can someone put out that kind of work and rest well. They have to know that the recipient of the work is going to know who did it. Some characters must just not give 2 damns about their work quality or their character. Nah,it’s about them making a quick buck for nothing and shipping it. Excellent job and fantastic work from the Powell family for making it right for those needing a trustworthy Master of his trade. I wish there were more of us.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Tyvm, yeah, a lot of people just don't care they want to get it out the door and get paid....
@gtgarage7 ай бұрын
The block I'm working with now, a 351W roller block, had all cylinders well within spec although a good honing would have brought those measurements to the spec limit except for one issue - all the cylinders had a .001 to .0015 'dip' on the exhaust side within about 1/2" from the top that put the cylinders out of spec. Odd, I thought. Going in for .020 overs.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Definitely
@glenurban35967 ай бұрын
Stone length should be 1/2 cylinder length. You can shorten the stones as needed. Honing slower always works better than faster. You should have been in low gear to finish. Good job just handy hints from a brother at the same level. Operating old machines into the future and still winning.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Stones are cut down, what do you mean "low gear"
@jimgandee25707 ай бұрын
So interesting to learn about shaving the peaks off of the cross hatch! That was accomplished by just by using finer abrasive?
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Correct
@bassettraceengines7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing !! That engine would run but would knock and use oil.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Thanks, definitely
@corndog67006 ай бұрын
Hey brother, I get it. I've been doing aerospace machining and flight parts for a long time. I hear some people talk about how they are accurate to within . 0002 over a 36in table he supposedly hand scraped. Not in your garage you didn't. The biggest question is, how did you check it. You aren't going to use a height gage on your little granite block to check flatness, squareness, true position, perpendicularity and everything else, that's a pretty tall order. Especially using that GEM indicator they've got. Or Baker Welding 1 inch travel indicator. But I also get the budget guys and theyre used stuff. Not everybody can afford a nice new block or crank and rods, for a class that doesn't pay anything for a win. I was in the industry, for years, and I can't afford to do it, even doing 90%of the work myself.
@corndog67006 ай бұрын
Good show.
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Definitely
@edreeder98537 ай бұрын
I sure wish I could learn this business, it's just amazing.!!!!
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
You can!
@RustyorBroken7 ай бұрын
Say what you will, but Ray keeps busy.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Facts.....
@1110001001010017 ай бұрын
He got plenty of action.
@mosesadk4547 ай бұрын
I have argued for years that you dont thneed expensive mics and dial bore gauge. I have Chinese measuring tools that are supposed to be made to ISO 9001 standards that i bought from Jegs ,years ago. I agree with you that it's a reference number. I work on snowmobile and motorcycle motors .
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
💯 correct
@Steelhorse7417 ай бұрын
Ray Charles sure gets around.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Definitely
@bobhudson66597 ай бұрын
Glad to see the keyboard experts are still contributing. Low gear for honing? You haven't ever done this before. The only motors you have done were junk. You don't know how to read any micrometer. Your measuring standards are not accurate. What else might they say. All I can say is that you need to have thick skin to put something up on KZbin. Yours is a lot thicker than mine. I would challenge anyone who sits behind the pseudonym to say their comments face to face and show me that do actually know what they are talking about. Also the many race winning engines they have built. That's why I have no intention of ever putting anything on KZbin. You do good work Daniel, Aleesha and Andrew. Keep it up. Have learnt heaps. Retired mechanic/manual machinist in lathes and milling machines in Land Down Under.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Yep, it's crazy 🤪
@bowtiekid3297 ай бұрын
I noticed that there were 3 round fingers that protrude horizontally from the boring head. What are you moving or turning to make these 3 shafts come out of the boring head to center the boring bar in the cylinder? BTW, thanks for the comments about piston/cylinder clearances with standard pistons in a used "UP" non-standard block! I have a 2002 5.3 Silverado LS engine that has piston noise for about 3 minutes total running time at each start up! Doesn't take any oil, but the noise is noticeable only on cold start-ups! Thanks again so much for your videos! Very helpful in many aspects of engine building!
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
You are very welcome
@YZFoFittie5 ай бұрын
I like to use LS blocks that can just be honed from STD to clear a 2618 piston. That's a cherry block...
@logancarter21347 ай бұрын
Another fantastic episode!!!
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Tyvm
@DangerousSportsForSeniors7 ай бұрын
You could have measured that mess with a feeler gauge. Thanks again for sharing
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
You bet
@keysautorepair60386 ай бұрын
This always goes back to. It’s never the machinist fault when you don’t have the tools to check the work you paid for who really pays the engine shop always blames the builder every machine shop I have been to is way behind months and when you get something it’s usually junk nowadays glad someone actually cares about it being done right.
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
We try hard!
@rickseeman56797 ай бұрын
To get more Rvk I go up on pressure for the last thou to size.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Will try that
@NoMatter787 ай бұрын
You need to have a show on MotorTrend.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Lol, probably not ready for that yet
@alonzahanks11822 ай бұрын
Its because what realy happens is the ring wear actualy make bore smaller in middle by ring metal melting to wall and wearing and wearing on the top So instead of line hone he grabs drill with ball hone and makes it all worse especially on top wear ring you need like a brake cylinder type hone but bigger longer pads to level and straiten bore and usually making bore bigger
@johnbonifas60406 ай бұрын
Can you make a video on the proper way to use the gage
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Will do
@billyhorton57797 ай бұрын
Failing to check ring end gap after a rebore is a mistake that only has to happen once to a person to make you a believer! The excessive blowby that resulted from the parts store supplying standard rings to an oversize cylinder required complete removal and disassembly of a newly rebuilt engine to install the correct size piston rings! Check and recheck while its apart, mistakes happen! Been there!
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Definitely
@futten32307 ай бұрын
was just thinkin to myself just before you said it that i looked like a dingleball job
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@donaldhalls21897 ай бұрын
Both entertaining and informative,
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Ty
@daileydriven6 ай бұрын
I was always told that aluminum blocks needed to be machined using torque plates to keep the cylinders from going out of round. However, the people making these statements were not machinists. I was wondering what your opinion is on this.
@scudzuki7 ай бұрын
I have 0-4" Chinese mikes from the 1980s. They are as precise as the Mitutoyos, Starretts, and Browne & Sharps I also use. I also have a Chinese dial bore gauge set from the same era. They're as good as any I've used. I've seen some real crap tools from China, too.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@mikelawler22787 ай бұрын
My wife said it should be Stevie Wonder in Ray Charles' shop since Ray passed.
@stormyyoung63447 ай бұрын
Thanks for teaching me something today.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Any time!
@Mountain-Man-30007 ай бұрын
Ray Charles is giving us free entertainment. Well free to everyone but the customer I suppose.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Lol, definitely
@timothybayliss66806 ай бұрын
I know there are 4.070 ls3 pistons available for guys that just need to clean up. 0.005 lets you clean the holes up. I wonder if a shop actually did this, this doesnt look like something i would do with a drill and a glaze breaker.
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
No cast pistons are available in .005 over, that's mostly a Ls thing
@paul442357 ай бұрын
The previous shop obviously didn't use torque plates! Lol
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Definitely....or a bore gauge
@MarineGrunt7 ай бұрын
Now is when I wish you'd break out the profilometer and check that cross hatch . Just for fun of course , it has to be corrected anyway .
@scottduerson37247 ай бұрын
Ray Charles has been busy lately...
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
He gets around
@g0fvt6 ай бұрын
The original hone job seems weird, to actually replace pistons with standard size. If they have messed that up I wonder how squarely it is decked?
@chrismorrison91406 ай бұрын
Have you run into one of the Toyota 2zz engines with the ceramic bore? I wonder if those show much for taper or out of round over time. You can't bore or hone them.
@apex107lrp6 ай бұрын
You should trademark "Built By Braille Engineering"....😋
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Lol
@jackhaskins68557 ай бұрын
I think this guy is from Massachusetts!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO Awesome channel 👍
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Brooklyn....
@richardflagg30847 ай бұрын
Measuring doesn't have to be Chinese rithmatic. I really enjoy all of your content. Thanks Cuz
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Awesome, glad
@Jon-q5y5 ай бұрын
Hi I have bored lot of dirt track motors 40 and run 30 over pistons and 40 rings that lasted a long time.just what is your thoughts on that.that won a lot of races
@powellmachineinc5 ай бұрын
No comment
@Dave.S.TT6006 ай бұрын
Awesome ... Thanks for the video
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
My pleasure
@brettsanderson86806 ай бұрын
After watching so many of these Machine shop videos I have noticed a trend of really poor machine shop work coming to all these different shops. I know they are out there but I cant believe there are THAT many shops that are turning out work this bad and still able to stay in business. What I'm hoping is "I got it back from another shop and it was like this" is just code for "I watched sloppy mechanics and tried to dingle ball it myself, But I f'ed it away and now I don't want to admit it".
@powellmachineinc6 ай бұрын
Facts
@vivillager7 ай бұрын
Hit the road Jack, and don't hone no more no more no more, hit the road Jack, and don't you hone no more
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Lol
@bazookabert7 ай бұрын
Do you use the Van Norman bore in the background? I have one for home rebuilds. Cool to see one in your shop
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Definitely for small bores
@frankkreyssig76267 ай бұрын
The engineer that thought an open deck cylinder bore was a good idea😂
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Definitely
@mikenixon46377 ай бұрын
Good stuff. Lot of bad technique out there. I preach this same message of mic piston, transfer to bore gauge, and use the bore gauge in the cylinder. Constantly.
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Right on
@kylechrist7 ай бұрын
You were saying that 0.005" clearance is too much for a cast piston even when it's warmed up, do you have any experience building demolition derby engines and what clearances they use to keep from stalling when overheated? Thanks
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Yeah, but derby stuff isn't representative of tje real world
@kylechrist7 ай бұрын
@@powellmachineinc I 100% agree, I was just curious if you had built/machined any for derby. I've run derby over the years and always looking for helping tips and tricks
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
@kylechrist no, we have done some cams but I haven't done any engines
@gravely10007 ай бұрын
I see a Gerald Brand on your white board. Is that the Brand Racing Engines fellow?
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Correct
@kevintaylor90867 ай бұрын
Curious how much it was decked. Seen cam correlation codes from decked too much on Toyota 2GRs
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
You would have to cut ALOT to affect it enough for a code
@mback120007 ай бұрын
Does your boring machine reference off the deck? And if so, are there ever surprises that lack of bore squareness to the deck means it doesn't clean up as expected to the pistons you already bought?
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
Absolutely, if we deck a block square we have seen issues as the factory is off, a Fe ford is the worst
@brianalbrecht44237 ай бұрын
i'll tell ya Daniel ...4 a blind guy....ol Ray...keeps him self busy...!.."ray charles hone job"...!..lmao ...thanks 4 the practical & correct content...!
@powellmachineinc7 ай бұрын
💯, you are very welcome 🙏
@pfoxhound6 ай бұрын
Standard after repair? What happened to repair size pistons?