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Custom Specialty Bushings For Mining Haul Truck Machining and Fabrication

Here's some bushings we custom machined. These bushings are used on Caterpillar haul trucks. They are referred to as dog bone bushings. We machine these bushings out of a special grade of steel tubing to provide the proper hardness & specs for a long service life. Motor Mission Machine & Radiator 5435 Desert Point Dr. [...]

2022-11-18T07:33:26+00:00November 18th, 2022|Machine Shop|

International Navistar Maxxforce 13 Thirteen Diesel Cylinder Head Magnaflux Inspection For Cracks

Here's some pics of the International, or Navistar, MaxxForce 13 diesel cylinder head that came in for rebuilding. One of the first inspection checks we perform is to magnaflux a cylinder head for cracks. If no cracks are detected during magnafluxing then the head moves on to pressure testing. With this particular head we found [...]

2022-11-16T06:44:14+00:00November 16th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar Forklift Mitsubishi Diesel Cylinder Heads Valve Job and Surface Machining

Here's a couple of Mitsubishi diesel cylinder heads we reconditioned. They're off of a Caterpillar forklift which had a blown head gasket. The heads were cleaned, magnafluxed for cracks, pressure tested for leaks & fully inspected before we qualified them for the valve job & surfacing. After assembly we vacuum test each individual intake & [...]

2022-11-11T05:45:01+00:00November 11th, 2022|Machine Shop|

International Navistar Maxxforce 13 Diesel Cylinder Head Repair and Rebuilding

Here’s some pics of a 2014 International Navistar Maxxforce 13 diesel cylinder head that came in for rebuilding. This engine is 12.4 liters & 758 cubic inches. The first step is to get the head disassembled, cleaned, inspected & magnafluxed for cracks. Then onto the valve job & surface if it passes all the inspection [...]

2022-11-09T18:54:22+00:00November 9th, 2022|Machine Shop|

2007 Kawasaki KX450 Motorcycle Engine Parts Kit For Engine Rebuilding

Here's some pics of an engine parts kit we received for a 2007 Kawasaki KX450 engine we’re doing. The kit has a new Hot Rods crankshaft with connecting rod, a Wiseco forged piston, a new cylinder jug, SKF bearings made in France & Kibblewhite valves & valve springs for the top end. Motor Mission Machine [...]

2022-10-28T18:54:27+00:00October 28th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Trailer Brake Drum Turning and Machining

Got Brakes? Here’s a couple pics of some trailer brake drums we machined. The brake drums were warped from overheating due to the brake pads being contaminated with oil. We turned all six drums perfectly round & smooth. Motor Mission Machine & Radiator 5435 Desert Point Dr. Las Vegas, Nv. 89118 Ph: (702) 649-2366 or [...]

2022-10-26T00:35:22+00:00October 26th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar DP40 Forklift Mitsubishi Diesel Cylinder Heads Deck Surface Machining

Here’s some pics of a couple of Mitsubishi diesel cylinder heads off of a Caterpillar DP40 forklift we're rebuilding. The head gaskets were blown so we gave the heads a complete valve job & surface. The deck surfaces of both heads have hardened pre-chamber inserts which require special attention to detail for the surfacing process. [...]

2022-10-12T00:24:10+00:00October 12th, 2022|Machine Shop|

5.9 B-Series Cummins Cylinder Head Deck Surface Machining

Here’s some pics of a 5.9 liter B-series Cummins head out of a Dodge truck. The engine overheated which caused the head gasket to embed itself into the deck of the head. After magnafluxing the head & no cracks were detected we mounted it on our Rottler CNC machine to mill the surface. The deck [...]

2022-10-07T04:17:17+00:00October 7th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Chevrolet LS Aluminum Cylinder Heads Surface Machining

This is a couple of aluminum 5.3 Chevy LS cylinder heads that came in for inspection & surfacing. We hot tanked both heads to remove the oil & dirt from them so we could dye check them for cracks. After no visual cracks were detected we pressure tested the heads to ensure they have no [...]

2022-10-05T04:54:53+00:00October 5th, 2022|Machine Shop|

Arctic Wildcat XX and Yamaha YXZ Cylinder Head Surface Machining

This is a Yamaha cylinder head off of an Arctic Wildcat XX that came in needing some machining due to being overheated. The surface, or deck, of the head was warped & twisted. We surfaced the deck flat & smooth for a good seal to the new head gasket. The engine in the Wildcat XX's [...]

2022-08-19T01:44:44+00:00August 19th, 2022|Machine Shop|