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ive also made plates to block off coolant passages to check the block for coolant leaks, and cavitation pin holes. my first IDI i...
Jan 4, 2026
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Just to clarify, Magnaflux is the manufacturer of the well known electric yoke used to magnetize metal parts that have been coated in...
Jan 4, 2026
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Magnaflux comes in cans, i use this stuff to check cracks on my products
Jan 4, 2026
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My preference is no more than .001" per cylinder, so .004" for a V-8 cylinder head. If your block deck is perfectly flat, that helps.
Jan 1, 2026
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I'm no machinist, but that sounds like A LOT of warpage to me. I might be wrong, but half that seems like a more realistic limit.
Jan 1, 2026
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I have no experience with this but think there’s a recent thread about similar work from @bulletpruf It doesn’t have shop manual specs...
Jan 1, 2026
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I've never had any luck popping out pre-cups.
Jan 1, 2026
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You can just pop the pre-cups out. Hell, most of the time, the darn things fall out as you pull the head away from the gasket....
Jan 1, 2026
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Buy a lightly used yoke and some powder. I get a fair amount of use out of mine; used it last week to mag a block and heads...
Dec 30, 2025
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I'm always intrigued in these do it yourself at home methods. Just need to figure out a home brew magnaflux and you're in business.
Dec 30, 2025
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No storage instructions, but it just sits on my stainless steel toolbox top. I did it dry. thanks
Dec 30, 2025
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Oooh really, sweet I like it. Do they give you storage instructions? Iv seen countertops stored against a wall bow. I can't see why...
Dec 30, 2025
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It's a granite surface plate. Precision ground to .0001". Much flatter than glass or store bought granite. I tried to use thick plate...
Dec 30, 2025
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Sheet of glass and a towel on top of the granite,? Maybe? Did you mike the granite first? I've seen some less than stellar treatments in...
Dec 30, 2025
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I was worried about the smaller size, too, but I couldn't find a large enough surface plate at a reasonable price. These are AMC V-8...
Dec 30, 2025
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