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Important News for Machinists, Parts Buyers, Shop Owners
Friday, April, 1st 2016.
Issue # 42, E-Update is published the first Friday of every month,
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Hastings Ring Promo

$50.00 VISA GIFT CARD 
 
$50.00 VISA Gift Card with $500 purchase of Engine Pro parts including at least one set of Nitro Black Race Rings by Hastings.

Extra 10% discount on Marine Master Engine Kit with Hastings OE or HP rings.

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Profitable Performance
  by Dave Sutton

"...Last year I helped put together a Shop Solution for the May Engine Builder. Titled, "Currently Trending". Mark Sarine points out the trend of automotive machine shops who like to do machine work, but no longer want to assemble engines. Here he made his point on how this trend can hurt your business and how it's changing our industry".

>> Click to download 3-pg article by Dave Sutton, PDF (1.1 MB)
April 1st Gotta
ASK-4-IT Special

Just mention today's special.

Buy $25 and we'll pay the shipping.

Qwik-Order customers add a note saying
"Free Shipping 4/1 +$25"

Excludes the normal heavy stuff like heads, cranks, and oil...

Hastings Expands Steel Ring Mfg

The use of steel in the upper compression has many advantages. Steel provides 35% more strength, weighs 30% less and increases the resistance to side wear, which is observed on the newer model  engines.

>> Click to download Hasting's Press Release, PDF (696k)
Part _ 08-8503
NEW CAMSHAFT LOCK PLATE

for LS Chevrolet Gen III & IV
3 bolt applications with Grade 8 bolts.
Q: What is the "World Unlimited" water speed record?

Scroll to the bottom for the answer...
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Shop Solution

Let in the Light(er)

When vacuum checking 4 valve per cylinder heads, its hard to tell if its both or just one valve that's leaking. Use your vacuum tester and one of those long inexpensive BBQ or candlestick lighters. Hold the lighter close to the valves and the leaking vacuum will pull the flame in, making it easy to tell which one is leaking. Just make sure there is nothing flammable nearby.... >>CLICK to read all the tips
Dan Matton from D&D Machine in MN, earned $100 with his "Let in the Light(er)" tip... 

Click here to learn more

e-mail your tip to: shopsolutions@kcenginepro.com
Engine Shipping Service

Call us the next time you need an engine shipped to your customer.  We need the weight, skid size and address. 

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Mercury Marine Engine
HOW TO Catalog Marine Parts

  1. Click Kit Catalog
  2. Set VIN = Marine
  3. You know the rest 
A: 317 mph!

The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognized fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle. The current record of 511 km/h (317 mph) was achieved in 1978. 

Q: What is the "world unlimited" water speed record?
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