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Engine Parts Honing | Sunnen Products Company

In this installment of Tech Lab Tuesday, we're sharing a recording of of a webinar presented by Sunnen Products Company back in 2014. This webinar, presented by Bob Dolder, Senior Sales and Application Engineer, was all about honing (and we mean ALL about honing). Honing applications discussed include:

• Cam Tunnel (block) 
• Crank Tunnel
• Balance Shaft Tunnel
• Cam Tunnel (cylinder head)
• Harmonic Balancer (external hone & internal hone)
• Valve Stems (external)
• Piston Pins (internal hone & external hone)
• Connecting Rods (large and small ends)
• Valve Guides
• Crankshaft Nose (harmonic balancer end)
• Piston Pin Bores
• Lifter Bores
• Rocker Arms
• Rocker Arm Shafts (external)

Whew! Fasten your seat belts and get ready for a great presentation on honing. You will be redirected to YouTube.

Related Products:

• Sunnen Lifter Bore Honing
• Sunnen Valve Guide Honing
• Sunnen Portable Cylinder Hone Mandrels
• Sunnen Cylinder Honing Stones
• Rod Honing
• Line Honing

As always, if you have questions about which tools and supplies to use, feel free to call the Goodson Techxperts at 1-800-533-8010 or shoot us an email.

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Flex-Hones Review | Tech lab Tuesday Video

We're back with a new Tech Lab Tuesday video on Flex-Hones. Yes, we did one a while back but we still get lots of questions so were tackling some of those in this episode. 

Products Mentioned in This Video:

• Flex-Hones
• Clear Honing Oil (HO-10/HO-50)
• Rod Honing Oil (RHO-10/RHO-50)
• Portable Cylinder Hone Mandrel (GH-2555)
• Goodson Honing Stones (HN-series)
• Sunnen Honing Stones

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Tech Lab Tuesday | Cylinder Honing Video

One of the most commonly requested video topics from our recent survey is Cylinder Honing. Who better to give some tips than our friends at Sunnen!

NOTE: This will take you to the PowerNation TV website. You may be asked to subscribe or continue without commercials.

Check out this episode of PowerNation TV where Sunnen’s SV-15 cylinder hone is used to hone a hot rod 292 Chevy straight-six. Host Pat Topolinski does a deep dive into getting optimum oil retention, ring sealing and cylinder wall finish using the SV-15.

Related Products

• Sunnen Cylinder Honing Products
• Goodson Cylinder Honing Products

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Valve Guide Liner Installation & Removal, Part B | Tech Lab Tuesday Video

In this episode of Tech Lab Tuesday, we demonstrate the steps you'll follow to install and remove bronze valve guide liners using Goodson tooling. 

Part A of this video series

Products Shown In This Video Include:

• Bronze-Liner Installation Tool Kits
• 60º Valve Seat Centering Cones
• Carbide Sizing Balls
• Thin-Wall .030" Bronze-Liners
• Liner Removal Tool
• Bronze Reaming Oil
• Universal Driver Tool
• Chamfer Tool
• T-Wrench
• Bronze Liner Removal Tool
• Air Hammer

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Installing & Removing Valve Guide Liners | Tech Lab Tuesday Video

Tech Lab Tuesday returns with a highly requested video series on Installing and Removing Valve Guide Liners. In part one of the series, Dave Monyhan goes through the tools and supplies you'll need to modify cylinder heads with integral guides using .030" thin-wall bronze-liners. 

Watch Part B of This Series

Products Shown In This Video Include:

• Bronze-Liner Installation Tool Kits
• 60º Valve Seat Centering Cones
• Carbide Sizing Balls
• Thin-Wall .030" Bronze-Liners
• Liner Removal Tool
• Bronze Reaming Oil
• Universal Driver Tool
• Chamfer Tool
• T-Wrench
• Bronze Liner Removal Tool
• Air Hammer

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Counterbore Cutting, Part 2 | Tech Lab Tuesday

In this episode of Tech Lab Tuesday, Dave Monyhan continues his explanation and demonstration of Adjustable Counterbore Cutters. First there's a recap of how to set-up an adjustable counterbore cutter then Dave moves to the Seat & Guide Machine to show how to use the tooling. 

Counterbore Cutting, Part One

Products Used In This Video:

• Adjustable Counterbore Cutting Kit (DWA-300)
• Indexable Counterbore Cutters

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Counterbore Cutting, Part 1 | Tech Lab Tuesday Video

This is the first of a two-part Tech Lab Tuesday series on Counterboring, Valve Seat Counterboring to be exact. In this video, Dave Monyhan discusses the various forms counterboring tools have taken over the years, including Brazed Carbide, Indexable, and finally the Adjustable Indexable Counterbore Cutting Tool from Goodson. You'll learn how to set cutter size and much more in this episode of Tech Lab Tuesday.

Products Used In This Video

• Adjustable Counterbore Cutter Kit (DWA-300)
• Indexable Counterbore Cutters

Watch Part 2 of the Counterbore Cutting Series

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On The Level About Levels | Tech Lab Tuesday

This episode of Tech Lab Tuesday is all about leveling - specifically using the Goodson Valve Guide Level. Dave Monyhan returns to explain how to calibrate the level, then how to level the machine to the level and finally how to level the workpiece to the level and the leveled machine.

Products Used In This Video:

• Valve Guide Level (VGL-100)
• High Speed Steel Core Drill/Reamers

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Valve Spring Compressors | Tech Lab Tuesday Video

In this Tech Lab Tuesday episode, Dave Monyhan (retired) takes us on a tour of the manual and pneumatic Valve Spring Compressors in the Goodson product line. 

Products Used In This Video:

• Standard Manual Valve Spring Compressor (CF-1500)
• Heavy Duty Manual Valve Spring Compressor (CF-1300)
• Adjustable Pneumatic Valve Spring Compressor (CF-2002)
• Diesel Adjustable Pneumatic Valve Spring Compressor (CF-2008)
• Two-Stage Pneumatic Valve Spring Compressor (GSC-1000)

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