Date Your Customers To Keep Them Loyal!
Customers want to do more business with friends and people they trust and really know. Customers build trust with their customers by first doing a good job for them, and second by getting to know them in a personal way. Just like dating! Look at your calendar. How much time do you spend dating your
Ford, Chevy and Toyota Have the Highest Volume of Aftermarket-Ready Cars, Says Experian VIO Data
ExperianAutomotive has released the latest quarterly analysis of itsAutoCount Vehicles in Operation data. The second quarter data showedthat Ford and Chevrolet brands have the greatest number of vehicles outof warranty,* with Ford at nearly 38 million vehicles out of warrantyand Chevrolet with approximately 34 million vehicles out of warranty.This is an increase of 540,000 Ford
What Are The Biggest Safety Risks For Automotive Businesses?
Zurich has compiled the top three areas for concern for three general automotive business department types and suggested loss prevention strategies to address them. Some of these topics were pulled directly from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) list of most frequently cited standards for automotive repair shops (October 2008 – September 2009), while
Roush Yates Raffling Engine For Charity At IMIS
Roush Yates Engines will be giving away one of their world-class engines to help benefit children in their community and everyone has the opportunity to win. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at www.roushyatesparts.com. Roush Yates Engines designs, engineers, and crafts high performance racing engines for all forms of motorsports. Known primarily
JASPER Breaks Ground on Crawford Facility Expansion
Upon its projected completion in March 2011, the Crawford facility will have increased in size to over 408,000 square feet under roof. The expansion will allow the space needed to merge Jasper Innovative Solutions with the company’s Distribution operations for a more efficient flow of finished product, along with allowing both departments to grow.
Toyota 2VZ-FE, 3VZ-E and 5s-FE Connecting Rod Bolt Tightening Procedure
The bolt has a tendency to rotate slightly inside the rod when performing the final tightening. If not compensated for, this may result in a lower final torque than specified. To achievethe correct torque use the following procedure. This procedure will ensure that a full 90° degrees of nut rotation relative to the bolt is
How to Degree A Camshaft
These items are: • A large Degree Wheel, such as LUNATI CAMS P/N 80000 • A Dial Indicator & Magnetic Base Stand, such as LUNATI CAMS P/N 80012 • A Steel Deck Strap Kit, such as LUNATI CAMS P/N 80013 • All of the above is available as LUNATI CAMS DEGREE
Timing Chains, Sprockets and Gears
Look back at the events in your life an examine how timing has played a part in the outcome. When you showed up at party and met the girl who would eventually become your wife? When you stayed late at work and missed the 18-car pile up on the interstate? Even without realizing it, your
SME Announces 2011 Election Results For Int’l Directors and Member Council
All will be installed on November 13, 2010, at the SME Fall Board of Directors Meeting in Dearborn, Mich. Their terms officially begin on January 1, 2011. 2011-12 International Directors Warren R. DeVries, PhD, FSME, is dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Previously, DeVries was
Competition Is Good, Healthy, Necessary Because It Makes Us Better
While the two tennis greats were friends behind the scenes and theirfriendship is still going strong today, the on-court adversaries playedtough. When asked what effect their rivalry had on their careers, they bothresponded that it made them better competitors. “It made our careerslonger and better,” said Navratilova. “I don’t think either of us wouldhave lasted
Caterpillar 3508, 3512 and 3516 Engine Updates
This series of engines fall into various models that each include their own updates, those models are: 3500A / 3500B / 3500C One of the most significant changes in the diesel applications was in the method of fuel delivery systems from: Mechanical Unit Injection (MUI) To Electronic Unit Injection (EUI)
Rebuilding The 6.6L Duramax Diesel
It was really no surprise, since GM had single-handedly alienated the American buying public against the diesel engine beginning back in the late ’70s and early ’80s with the 5.7L V8 and 4.3L V6 diesel engines that were, let’s just say, “less than stellar.” While there’s no point now in rehashing mistakes of the past,
OHC Cylinder Head Rebuilding and Equipment
Originally featured mainly in European racing machinery from Fiat, Peugeot and Alfa Romeo in the early part of last century, by the 1960s companies like Fiat and Jaguar had introduced OHC production engines. It was advanced technology for the time, but today OHC is the norm for even the least expensive production engine. OHC cylinder
Selecting Valve Seats for Gas and Diesel Engines
Hard working diesel engines, performance engines, and engines that run on dry fuels such as propane or natural gas produce a lot of heat in the combustion chamber and often require valve seats that are harder and more heat-resistant. Stellite, chromium, cobalt, tungsten and nickel alloy valve seats are commonly used for such high heat
Three Teams Awarded Share of $10 Million Purse in Automotive X PRIZE for Super Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
The X PRIZE Foundation, aneducational nonprofit prize organization, and Progressive Insurance,the country’s fourth largest auto insurance group, today, at theHistorical Society of Washington, D.C., awarded $10 million to threeteams who successfully completed the rigorous Progressive InsuranceAutomotive X PRIZE. The winning teams – Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia;X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corp. ofMooresville, North
Diesel Turbocharging 101
The turbo was used on road tractors for years but I guess it was never really appreciated until it was introduced on mid-size trucks in the late ’80s. Up until that point, most of us knew only diesel engines without the use of a turbo. I recall the diesel engines used in small cars and
eBay Motors To Discuss Retail Internet Trends at Upcoming Big R Show
Rhodes will speak on Monday morning, November 1st, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The title of his presentation is “Retail Internet Trends in Automotive Parts in 2010.” He will explain the latest trends in the automotive industry online for 2010 and will also discuss who is buying parts online, and the things you need
Fix is a Snap for Noisy 2.0L, 2.4L Chrysler Engines
By Eric Seifert, ALLDATA Automotive Technical Editor A strange noise may cause concern to owners of some Chrysler vehicles.The noise may occur when the vehicle is in park, and the engine isrunning between idle and 1,400 rpm at normal operating temperature. Thesound is heard at the upper end of the engine (cylinder head) towardthe right
Dynos and Test Stands: Profit Center or Business Black Hole?
Dynamometers allow an engine builder to test, tune and tweak his engines before giving customers the opportunity to do something foolish with them. In a recent poll on Engine Builder’s website, we asked our readers how important a dyno is to their business. According to our (admittedly unscientific) results, 44 percent of Engine Builder readers
Valves: When to Reclaim, When to Replace
Performance engine builders can’t afford to take chances with questionable valves because they have to withstand high rpms and temperatures. Likewise, rebuilders who overhaul high dollar heavy-duty diesel and industrial engines want to minimize their comeback risks by making sure the valves they use are either new or have been carefully inspected and reconditioned to