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What to Know When Rebuilding Ford’s Powerful 3.5L Six-Cylinder Engine Platform Originally named TwinForce, Ford had a simple and specific...
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What to Know When Rebuilding Ford’s Powerful 3.5L Six-Cylinder Engine Platform Originally named TwinForce, Ford had a simple and specific...
Even though flywheel and clutch assemblies are balanced individually within allowable limits, the mating of each part with the crankshaft...
I know, I know – don’t quit my day job. But that really IS my dayjob – dealing with mysteries...
If one day it sounded like a cat was being tortured under the hood, yougot out your trusty wrenches, loosened...
Most everyone knows this wives tale: hang a horseshoe over your door for good luck. Now most of the world...
First off, all oil breaks down. That generally will include basestocks and additives. Without focusing on performance characteristics, the most...
Not that I don’t supportthe environment and being responsible in our efforts to save the planet– I do. But the...
I don’t believe that I have ever written about watching out fordamaged as-cast reluctor rings, spark triggers or whatever other...
My column on issues surrounding the PCV system may have bordered on the mundane to some of you, but there...
The Duratec 30 is an aluminum blockwith cast iron liners, aluminum DOHC cylinder head with four valves percylinder, fracture-split (cracked)...
Speaking of choices, we have a little bit of history happening in theautomotive industry as well and it’s called Displacement...
Many of you may have not seen this issue, but once it bites you, you will always remember the Nissan...
They may or may not have had some type of formalized education – yet, they may be well versed and...
Type the word "ring" in the Google search engine and get beyond all thestuff that is being sold and you...
The trouble with timing goes on and on. However when it comes to the right timing on engines, especially single...
While turning the distributor during diagnosis process your customer noticed the other four cylinders would start running and theoriginal four...
In the city, most things are in close proximity, whether it’s the grocery store, cleaners, restaurants or even a gas...
Well there is a “rat poison” for engines that is used regularly and daily in nearly any installation shop and...
In fact, the block choices per application remind me of the "Mounds" and "Almond Joy" candy bars: sometimes you feel...
The first cover we’ll discuss is used on the 2001-2004 Van, 2002Expedition and 2002-2004 Ford F-150. It is Ford p/n...
