2012 Editions Archives - Page 7 of 7 - Engine Builder Magazine
Protecting Your Customers’ Info: Understanding The ‘Safeguards Rule’

By now, most shops should have implemented their information security programs and taken steps to ensure compliance with the Safeguards Rule. If you have not, we recommend taking steps to get in compliance immediately. If you have, it’s still important to periodically review and assess your program to ensure you remain in compliance. History President

Cylinder Bores-Machining To Sleeving

  The function of a cylinder bore is fairly simple yet quite demanding. The bore is nothing more than a cylindrical void which contains the engine’s air/fuel mixture as it undergoes compression and combustion.   The walls of the cylinder have to be strong enough and rigid enough to withstand high combustion pressures and temperatures

Diesel Engine Glow Plugs: Not Just For Starting Anymore

Since diesel engines ignite by using the heat of combustion, they usually need help when the climate changes to the cold of winter. Veteran owners of “old school” diesel engines understand what I’m talking about when I mention the “one-minute of silence.” This was the time every morning when you would turn the ignition switch

Understanding

The light turns green and the truck bellows out a plume of black smoke and in a flash all you see are the taillights. You’re struck that diesel trucks have really made an improvement over the past fifteen years. It’s amazing when you realize that a Corvette would have a hard time keeping up with