Events
November 17-20: Research Development and Design (RD&D) Expo, sponsored by Unicomm LLC and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Washington, DC; 203-878-2577 or www.rdexpo.com. December 2-4: 41st Annual National RV Trade Show, Louisville, KY; www.rvia.org or 703-620-6003. December 4-6: 16th Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, Indianapolis, IN; 949-499-5413 or [email protected]. January 8-11, 2004:
Industry Events
April 18-27: New York Auto Show, New York, NY; 800-282-3336 or www.autoshowny.com. April 23-25: PERA Spring Marketing/Technical Seminars, Las Vegas, NV; 847-439-0491 or www.pera.org. April 24-26: AERA International Rebuilders Expo 2003, Las Vegas, NV; 847-541-6550 or www.aera.org. April 25-27: 2003 SEMA International Auto Salon, Los Angeles, CA; 909-396-0289 or www.sema.org. May 2-4: Carlisle Custom Compact
OBD II Shop April
Lack Of Information Impacts Emissions And Industry by Norm Brandes Working on OBD vehicles is like peeling an onion: what begins as a simple task can end up being a monumental challenge. You may never see it coming and have no idea until you are several layers deep. And those tears in your eyes? They
Learning Curve
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Profit Center
Are you tuned in to the latest craze in the hi-performance engine arena? If you
Mis-Aligned Blocks Can Lead To Warranty Blindsiding
This month in Core Corner we will provide you with information that should help you avoid either an improper identification or a potential warranty that could easily blindside you. Kind of a good news/bad news scenario. Let
PERA Core Corner
The very popular Chevrolet FWD/RWD, 2.2L/134CID, OHV four-cylinder engine is a solid steed in the GM stable. But even after more than 10 years, it still manages to raise questions surrounding the Gen II engine casting configurations, in particular the cylinder head. Since its birth in 1990, when the old Chevy 2.0L engine was upgraded
Learning Curve
One of the problems I see traveling around to different shops is the inability of the shop to let people know how good they are. Many of you spend lots of time and money improving the quality of your machine work and the engines you build. You should spend as much time and effort on
Leading Off
The first part of our annual two-part series detailing the custom engine rebuilder/machine shop market begins on page 26. But, as with any national survey, sometimes it is difficult to find the real meaning behind the numbers. My insight is based on not only the survey results, but also ongoing conversations, meetings and industry events
Business Management 101
How do we close the sale on a rebuilt engine, get the work in the door and turn shoppers into customers? These are the basic questions business owners have asked themselves since the first shingle was hung, and the open sign was placed in the window. Is the automotive industry any different? Not really; the
A Kubota diesel engine for rebuild
Engine Builders: If you are considering a Kubota diesel engine for rebuild, the following specifications regarding compression pressures will be helpful. For your installer customers, this information will be useful in engine diagnosis. To obtain an accurate value of cranking compression, the engine should be operated until normal operating temperature is reached. If an engine
Just Imports
So, you aren’t willing to work on import engines? To you they just seem too complicated and overwhelming? So you end up making the statement that you don’t do foreign vehicle repairs – or more specifically, import engine repairs. What happens when you get an offer to do a Mazda B2300 motor or work on