Puttin' a shine on the face is just a bonus.
If I wanna REALLY make them look good and sand them down to remove the pitting completely, does that risk performance/removing too much material?
Puttin' a shine on the face is just a bonus.
If you start sanding out pits... possibly... yes. Let the compound remove the pits in the faces and don't worry about the rest. You can't see 'em anyway once the engines together.If I wanna REALLY make them look good and sand them down to remove the pitting completely, does that risk performance/removing too much material?
Could you guys give me any tips on figuring out the thread pitch of internal threads? I'm guessing my method is the same as everyone else's. I just find a bolt that fits and gauge it with a tpi gauge...
It seems to me, most good hardware stores have a board at the end of the aisle where the nuts and bolts are sold individually. If you have a nut or bolt you’re trying to size, take one in the store with you and try it out. On that board, you can try your nut or bolt and know for sure the size and thread pitch. If you have no such hardware store nearby, my condolences.Could you guys give me any tips on figuring out the thread pitch of internal threads? I'm guessing my method is the same as everyone else's. I just find a bolt that fits and gauge it with a tpi gauge...
I know the one hardware store around here has the studs that are labeled on the board you're talking about. I've used it many times. I just never seem to be able to find a bolt that looks anything like what I need. They're either too long, too short, or don't have anything other than hex heads. The hunt will push on until I find what I need. (Or learn how to better navigate a hardware store.)
I'm gonna start by writing down a list of bolts I wanna change, finding one with a thread pitch to match laying around, and then cross reference a parts fische to figure out what they had in there from factory. I feel I'm going down a meticulous rabbit hole. Lol