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AMC Cast Iron V8 Engine Block Cylinders Boring and Honing For New Oversize Pistons

February 7th, 2024|Categories: Machine Shop|

Here’s some pics of an AMC cast iron V8 engine block we have in to get its cylinders machined for a set of new oversize pistons. We first mounted the block on our Rottler boring [...]

Caterpillar 3412 CuproBraze Aftercooler Cleaning and Pressure Testing

February 3rd, 2024|Categories: Radiator Shop|

Here’s some pics of a cuprobrazed aftercooler for a 3412 Caterpillar engine. These aftercoolers typically come in for cleaning & pressure testing during engine rebuilds. We machine our own test plugs for pressure testing these [...]

Swartz SPLS Unit Plant Generator Hit N Miss Two Stroke Engine Repair and Restoration

January 31st, 2024|Categories: Machine Shop|

Here's some pics of an antique cast iron cylinder for a single cylinder two stroke Swartz engine. At some point in its life it froze with water in the cylinder & suffered multiple cracks down [...]

Caterpillar 793F Mining Haul Truck Mesabi Radiator Module Cooling Package Hot Shot Delivery

January 30th, 2024|Categories: Radiator Shop|

Here’s some pics of another late night delivery we made to one of the mines. The cooling package is a Caterpillar 793F Radiator Module. Also on the trailer is a Caterpillar 740 radiator hardnose cooling [...]

Caterpillar 793F Mesabi Radiators With Copper Tubes Rebuilding

January 27th, 2024|Categories: Radiator Shop|

Here’s some pics of a couple of Caterpillar 793F Mesabi radiators we're rebuilding. Each radiator has seven hundred & sixty eight individual copper tubes. Each tube has an upper & lower rubber grommet seal. We [...]

Caterpillar 793F Haul Truck Mesabi Radiator Module Cooling Package Rebuilding

January 25th, 2024|Categories: Radiator Shop|

Here’s some pics of a late night delivery we made to one of the mines. This is a Caterpillar 793F haul truck Mesabi Radiator Module Cooling Package. The heart of this assembly is a Mesabi [...]

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