3sloppydogs
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I have new pistons for the 383 that goes back in Ruby and was going to take the rods and stuff to a machine shop for the install. I have done wrist pins before but I am not a fan of using a torch or propane heater. It is really that I'm not fond of an open flame in the shop and will avoid it when I can.
Then it occurred to me to use the induction heater which I mainly use to heat rusty stuck things. So i figured why not, it worked like a champ. It actually took less time to heat the rod and was more uniform during the process. No open flame and the only thing hot is the rod. It was perfect
Then it occurred to me to use the induction heater which I mainly use to heat rusty stuck things. So i figured why not, it worked like a champ. It actually took less time to heat the rod and was more uniform during the process. No open flame and the only thing hot is the rod. It was perfect
