Align Honing, Align Boring—Procedures that correct misalignment of the main bearing saddles in an engine block. Ideally, the centers of the main saddles (main bearing bores) should all be located ...

A flexible hybrid machining system from Heller Machine Tools works on a diesel engine block at Detroit Diesel. Walk the floor of any automotive manufacturing facility and see several types of ...

At the beginning of any complete engine buildup, the block needs to be cleaned. Serious engine-builders know that hot tanking, block machining, and a host of other engine-building tasks all require ...

DECKING, SURFACING—Removing material from the block's cylinder head mating surface in order to: (1) remove warpage, (2) ensure decks are exactly parallel, perpendicular, and equidistant to the ...