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Engine Builder Issue: May, 2008
CSI: Engine Bearings: When Good Bearings Go Bad
There can be literally dozens of reasons for premature wear or failure of an engine bearing. Luckily, the criminal always leaves a trail.
Cylinder Head Cleaning
Cylinder heads have many blind passages and oil galleys that make them difficult to reach for cleaning by hand, let alone with an automated cleaning system. Because of the complex casting designs, cylinder heads require a more hands-on approach to cl...
Labor Costing Study: Ford 2.0L ZETEC Engine
If a name works, why not stick with it? That’s pretty much the attitude that Ford has taken with regard to its popular inli
Cutting Tools and Abrasives
One of tricks of the trade of machining engine parts is choosing the right cutting tool or abrasive for that particular job. Different metals have different machinability characteristics. A cutting tool or abrasive that works well on one applica
A Total Eclipse Of The Son
Editor’s note: This cautionary tale of dealing with someone who thinks he knows more than he does about the right parts for his engine comes from Mitch Schneider...but you’ll relate to it very easily.
Five Plans To Turn A Profit From Sales of Performance Parts
It seems that lately everyone wants to build high performance engines and sell high performance parts. But it has not always been that way. In the 1950s and ’60s, high performance engine builders were racers first and to feed their need f
Like Switching From Black and White to Color TV with Microwave Popcorn
I recently turned an age where you no longer want to talk about your age. An age where back pa
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